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

Chapter 529 I vote for Princess Ankang!
Qin Zongyong turned a blind eye to Zhao Dinghai's rage.

Although most of these dukes inherited their titles from their families, none of them had not been to the battlefield and experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so they would naturally not be frightened by anything.

Zhao Dinghai was angry not to scare others, but more to vent his anger and make his position clear.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince had no chance of winning, Qin Zongyong actually brought out Princess Ankang to confuse the public and even did the outrageous act of comparing the Two Saint Emperors.

It was obvious that Qin Zongyong was being unreasonable and was unwilling to give the third prince even the identity of a spokesperson.

Princess Ankang did not have any noble background, and Zhao Dinghai believed that there was no chance for her to be a candidate at all.

"Hey, Duke Tan, don't get excited. What are you doing in public?"

Guo Xiaolai quickly came out to smooth things over, and immediately the general waiting behind him found a new chair very quickly.

The general who brought the chair stretched out his hand and swept the air, and the debris of the chair was immediately swept to the bottom of the stage, clearing it up completely.

"Duke Tan, please take a seat."

Zhao Dinghai's eyes met this person, but he didn't say much.

This person is Qin Zongyong’s eldest son, Qin Zhanxian.

He served as the vanguard general in the advance army and was quite prestigious in the army. He was a leader among the children of noble families.

It’s just that because he is the eldest son of the Qin family, he doesn’t have as many opportunities to personally fight in the battlefield as his younger brothers.

But even so, every time Qin Zhanxian went into battle, he was able to deliver an answer that convinced everyone.

Among the noble families, the Qin family is the luckiest, and each of the children in the family is outstanding.

In this regard, Zhao Dinghai could only think that Qin Zongyong was a fool with good fortune.

Seeing that the players on the field had been roaring for a long time and were slowly quieting down and were about to resume the game, Zhao Dinghai had no choice but to sit down again.

"Qin Zongyong, what's wrong with you? Let's find a place to fight. Don't keep playing this trick on me."

"Old Zhao, what you said is unreasonable. Isn't it for the good of everyone?"

Although the two men resumed their conversation by sitting down, they still refused to give in in their words.

Looking at the majestic Princess Ankang on the court, Qin Zongyong smiled and said to the others, "I was serious about what I said just now. You can also think about it carefully."

"I, Old Qin, don't do whatever I want."

"I have paid attention to this Princess Ankang since the Chongyang Banquet, of course, mainly because of His Majesty's attitude."

"Today was originally planned to let the Eighth Prince compete with the Third Prince. After all, my grandson has advantages that others don't have."

Qin Zongyong's words made Zhao Dinghai frown slightly.

The eighth prince's advantage lies in his mother, Qin Zhiyun.

The noble families experienced ups and downs, cycles of prosperity and decline.

Among the family heads of the previous generation and the generation before that, the Qin family was the best runner.

The eighth prince’s mother, Qin Zhiyun, is one of the most dazzling achievements.

Although Qin Zhiyun is Qin Zongyong's youngest daughter, she is related to several other dukes and their relationships are relatively close.

Therefore, the eighth prince benefited from his mother's help and naturally gained the support of several families when he was born.

After all, they are real relatives, and the Eighth Prince has the status of a royal heir. The combination of these two identities is naturally the best result.

Although the third prince is also a prince, the Zhao family is far inferior to the Qin family in terms of marriage. They don't even have many friendly families among the nobles, and are far less "popular" than the Qin family.

The reason why the Third Prince was so hostile to the Eighth Prince before had a lot to do with this.

Originally he was the most dazzling prince of the noble family, but with the birth of the eighth prince, all the halo that belonged to him disappeared.

However, the Eighth Prince had no interest in the things that the Third Prince wanted but could not get, and he even resisted them frequently, just because of the last words of his mother who died in childbirth.

But the Eighth Prince took the last words of his mother, whom he had only seen in her portrait, as his golden rule. He lived a dissolute life from childhood to adulthood, and only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

How could the Third Prince not hate someone like this for taking away everything that belonged to him?

Even his mother, Concubine Zhao Shufei, only got the title of Shufei after the Eighth Prince's mother passed away.

For the Third Prince and Concubine Zhao, the Eighth Prince and his deceased mother were like a huge mountain weighing on their hearts.

If you can't overcome it, you will never be able to sleep well in this life!

If the Eighth Prince could really regain his spirits and manage his personal connections well, he might actually become a major threat to the Third Prince.

Therefore, it is understandable that Qin Zongyong brought up the Eighth Prince, but bringing up Princess Ankang as well is pure trouble-making.

"Old Zhao, please listen to me patiently."

"Although I just came up with this idea, I really think Princess Ankang is the most suitable one."

"No matter what purpose your majesty has in pushing this princess to the public, Concubine Xiao is dead and Beiliang is gone."

"Therefore, Princess Ankang has no external forces to rely on."

Several dukes and the generals standing behind them listened quietly.

The people on the stage for selecting generals are all important figures from the noble faction, and the generals behind them are all children of various families, and many of them are even being trained as the next generation of family heads.

Today, they were inspecting the affairs of the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince. They arranged the seats in this way so that there would be no outsiders.

Moreover, their words today need to reach the ears of some people.

"Compared to the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince, I think Princess Ankang can make His Majesty and the Queen feel more at ease, right?"

Qin Zongyong's words made several dukes except Zhao Dinghai nod their heads in agreement.

Although Zhao Dinghai did not express his opinion, he knew that what Qin Zongyong said was true.

Although the third prince and the eighth prince can gain many benefits by becoming spokespersons for the nobles, they also have to bear corresponding risks.

If the overall situation is determined in the future, they may be eliminated as threats. In fact, Zhao Dinghai and Qin Zongyong are both well aware of this.

But they know better that wealth and honor come at the cost of risk.

If their ancestors had not put their heads on the line and fought their way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, there would be no hereditary dukedom for them to inherit the throne.

The other three dukes watched Zhao Dinghai and Qin Zong fight leisurely, precisely because they did not have to take the risk, otherwise it would not be so easy.

Qin Zongyong's words made Zhao Dinghai hesitate.

The third prince has already paid too much, it would be a pity to give up now.

Among the nobles, there was almost a consensus in secret that Prince Zheng, who relied on the civil service group, could not be cooperated with, and the overall situation could only be decided by Emperor Yongyuan or Princess Yanzhao and the Wu family.

This is also the reason why they want to find a spokesperson among the princes and princesses.

Over the years, King Zheng has been constantly supporting civil officials and weakening the power of the nobles, and everyone has seen it.

In any case, the nobles would never want to see King Zheng succeed.

"Qin Zongyong, after all, this is just your wishful thinking."

"Whether Princess Ankang is willing to get involved with us is still a question."

"If you want me to agree, you also need to promise me one thing."

"If Princess Ankang doesn't agree, or if someone else is chosen in the future, your Qin family must not have any objections to the Third Prince, and must support him with all their heart and soul. How do you think?"

After Zhao Dinghai thought about it, he suddenly relaxed.

"It's only about the spokesperson for the nobles. If the overall situation changes, it will be another matter." Qin Zongyong's answer was also clear and concise.

The Eighth Prince has no chance of winning now, so using Princess Ankang to buy time is exactly what Qin Zongyong plans to do.

Moreover, the situation is still unclear, so Qin Zongyong actually doesn't dare to directly send the Eighth Prince into the fight.

They have always emphasized that they are only choosing a temporary spokesperson for the nobles, and in fact they all have the same concerns.

It's a matter of great importance to the succession. If you take a wrong step, the family may be destroyed and the family's glory of hundreds of years will be wiped out in an instant.

But the current situation does not allow the nobles to sit idly by and wait for death. Some changes must be made.

The nobles need to work together while protecting themselves as much as possible.

This kind of complicated and contradictory cooperation must continue.

"I think it's feasible."

Suddenly, Su Dingan spoke.

This old man has always been a Buddhist. He always dozes off and muddles around in the court and never expresses his own opinions.

Unexpectedly, he would speak out today.

"It's all for the sake of maintaining a close relationship with His Majesty. Right now, Princess Ankang is the most favored one. It's hard for other princes and princesses to even see His Majesty."

"Not to mention that Princess Ankang has a clean background. Apart from Your Majesty, there is no other force that can influence her decision."

"Most importantly, the soldiers seem to like her very much!"

Su Dingan smiled and pointed to the field, and found that the second game had also ended. Princess Ankang led the team to victory with a final score of two to one.

Most of the contestants lay on the ground exhausted, gasping for air.

Only Princess Ankang, Jiang Ying and others were still celebrating and accepting the cheers from the crowd.

Compared to others, Su Dingan watched the competition most seriously. He noticed Princess Ankang's unique physique and was even more impressed by her heart of gold.

“The strong should not rob the weak, and the noble should not be arrogant to the humble.”

"What a gentle and good child."

Su Dingan said to himself, and couldn't help but think of the figure he hadn't seen many times.

"That girl from Beiliang was very capable back then. I didn't expect she's not bad at raising children either."

Looking at Princess Ankang, Su Dingan couldn't help but think of Concubine Xiao and sighed inwardly.

Princess Ankang was carried on Jiang Ying's neck and paraded in the parade ground. It was obvious that they were too excited.

The originally weak Princess Ankang was also driven by this atmosphere. Her little face turned red and she roared to the sky, like a female warrior, full of wildness.

It must be said that Princess Ankang is a bit of a show-off.

Generally speaking, people would feel a little nervous when suddenly encountering such a big scene.

But whether it was the previous Double Ninth Festival banquet or this time's Cuju exchange competition, Princess Ankang's performance was better and better.

Especially this time, the soldiers who were watching the game were in high spirits, and Princess Ankang also went crazy.

Li Xuan used to think that Princess Ankang was a bit introverted, but now it seems that she quite enjoys this kind of occasion.

"This is probably the first time that Ankang has so many people playing with her."

Li Xuan suddenly felt that this military camp was quite suitable for Princess Ankang.

Compared to the twists and turns in the palace, here everyone will respect you if you are capable, and the simple soldiers will not hesitate to praise you.

Although the words of praise were a little vulgar, they showed the sincerity of the admiration.

After the second game, everyone was exhausted.

As the commander of the advance army, Qin Zongyong immediately announced that a banquet would be held first so that everyone could eat and drink their fill before the third match.

Qin Zongyong also waved his hand and directly ordered rewards for the three armies.

The advance troops were about to set off, so they could no longer drink alcohol, but they had plenty of meat.

Qin Zongyong also used this excuse to invite the four princes and princesses to join the banquet.

The original plan was that the four princes and princesses would return to the palace immediately after playing Cuju.

Because of the distance from the camp to the palace, they could just get back before dark.

But they were suddenly arranged like this and had to stay in the army for one night.

Although it is somewhat against the rules, since Qin Zongyong and other dukes have invited them, they must give them this face.

There was nothing too fancy about this banquet; the food was simply brought up and the soldiers sat on the ground and started eating right away.

Several dukes and princes and princesses also kept everything simple and placed a few tables on the platform, while the other generals sat below the platform in an orderly manner.

Their food was the same as that of the soldiers, just large chunks of meat with a simple taste of saltiness.

Although the princes and princesses were used to eating delicacies from land and sea, after playing a few games of football, everything seemed delicious to them.

Yu'er served Princess Ankang with her meals, but Princess Ankang also learned bad habits and followed the soldiers in eating meat with her hands, her mouth full of oil.

The dukes and generals were all impressed by the generosity of the only princess who arrived today.

Even Zhao Dinghai couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang a few more times.

Seeing Princess Ankang's natural and innocent appearance, he could only sigh helplessly.

Zhao Dinghai also had to admit that Princess Ankang was indeed popular in the army.

Yu'er was so anxious that she kept wiping the oil off Princess Ankang's mouth, fearing that she would be laughed at.

Every time Princess Ankang took a bite, she would wipe it. She was so busy.

Li Xuan sat in Princess Ankang's arms, also chewing a piece of meat.

He heard clearly what the dukes said on the reviewing platform just now.

"Nobles..."

Li Xuan was eating meat, but his brows were furrowed.

The power of the nobles is absolutely crucial in the court. If Princess Ankang cooperates with them again, it will naturally be a good thing.

Anyway, there are only a lot of bachelors in Jingyang Palace, so they will fool as many as they can.

Now, some people even come to us on their own initiative.

Li Xuan thought this was a good thing, but he was a little hesitant about Emperor Yongyuan's attitude towards it.

"Your Highness, after seeing this today, what do you think of the army?"

Suddenly, Qin Zongyong on the opposite side spoke to Princess Ankang.

Li Xuan's heart trembled, knowing that the test was coming.

Princess Ankang swallowed the food in her mouth, and waited for Yu'er to wipe her mouth before answering:

"Interesting, quite interesting!"

(End of this chapter)