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

Chapter 532 It’s obligatory!

The next morning, Princess Ankang and others left the advance army camp and set out for the imperial palace.

The advance troops will be heading to the front line soon, so it would be inappropriate for them to stay here for long.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Ying and others, the four princes and princesses rushed back to the palace before noon.

After entering the palace, the other three princes got off the carriage and returned to their respective palaces.

Princess Ankang continued to sit in the carriage and went to Ganlu Palace to meet Emperor Yongyuan.

However, when they arrived at Ganlu Palace, they realized that Emperor Yongyuan was not there.

The eunuchs in Ganlu Palace only asked Princess Ankang to go back and wait for news. Emperor Yongyuan would naturally summon her when he returned.

Princess Ankang originally wanted to deliver the wooden box that Qin Zongyong wanted to present to Emperor Yongyuan as soon as possible.

After all, I promised to help, so I can't break my promise.

But Emperor Yongyuan is not in Ganlu Palace now, so they have no choice.

After riding in the carriage all the way back to Jingyang Palace, the three little ones felt much more relaxed.

They were exhausted after traveling a long way these past two days and playing Cuju for a whole day.

After returning home, the three little ones first went to see the little ones raised at home.

The golden pig is easy to raise. Just give it a pool of water and some sunshine.

As for Dabai, he was really suffocated when left alone at home.

After winter came, it was obvious that Dabai became more lively. After all, he was a furry boy from the north, so it was normal for him to like winter more.

However, because there was a golden pig living in the backyard, the warm pond became the place that Dabai hated the most.

When no one was at home, Dabai often played with the golden pig.

However, the golden pig was hiding in the steaming pool, and Dabai had no way to go down to the pool to catch it. He could only look for opportunities to launch a sneak attack occasionally.

In the Jingyang Palace, rather than a fight between cats and dogs, there is more of a quarrel between cats and fish.

When Dabai noticed someone coming back, he immediately ran out to greet the three little ones.

"Why is the big cat at home acting so shrewd?"

Looking at Dabai rubbing his big head against Princess Ankang and Yu'er, and even licking himself with his tongue, Li Xuan said helplessly.

At the beginning, Li Xuan was worried about what to do if Dabai was not close to Princess Ankang and Yu'er.

As a result, after spending some time together, Dabai became familiar with the two girls.

In addition, the three little ones always go out of the palace from time to time, leaving it and the golden pig alone at home. After being separated for a few times, Dabai is now as clingy as he can be.

Although Dabai looks tall, she is still a little girl who is afraid of loneliness at heart.

Princess Ankang had climbed onto Dabai's back at some point, enjoying the soft and comfortable "big bed", looking as if she was immersed in it.

"Dabai, if you weren't too big, I would have taken you out every time."

Princess Ankang said sincerely.

"You want to use it as a bed?"

Li Xuan silently complained in his heart.

Princess Ankang slept on a camp bed last night. This probably reminded her of Dabai's kindness.

After all, if Princess Ankang takes Dabai with her when she goes out, she will have a comfortable big soft bed to sleep on anytime and anywhere.

While Princess Ankang was playing with Dabai, Li Xuan stretched out his paw and touched Dabai.

"The mark I left is still there. It looks like it will remain there forever unless I take the initiative to remove it."

"The icy breath... has actually increased slightly?"

Dabai is now also a test subject that Li Xuan is paying close attention to.

Ever since he discovered that Dabai could directly absorb the blood essence of the fierce tiger and produce icy breath in his body, Li Xuan has paid special attention to Dabai's cultivation.

Dabai's intelligence is average, about the same level as Maoba, and slightly inferior to the orange cat.

As for the comparison with cows...

Forget it, just don’t mention it!
Dabai was taught by Li Xuan himself, so he had no problem mastering the skills.

After all, Li Xuanzhua is giving one-on-one guidance, and if Dabai makes the slightest mistake, he will be severely punished.

In such a high-pressure teaching environment, Dabai's speed in mastering the Ten Forms of Tiger was amazing.

It really proves the old saying that "a strict teacher produces excellent students".

Now Mao Ba and Fat Ju have both reached the ninth level of cultivation, and Blood-Slaying Tiger Claw is also practicing steadily and moving towards the eighth level.

However, compared with their previous practice of the Ten Tiger Forms, the speed of practice was obviously much slower.

Dabai's understanding of martial arts is normal, but his physical foundation is good, and his innate energy and blood are extremely strong.

When the beastmen practice martial arts, rather than learning techniques, it is more important to acquire the ability to train their qi and blood through practicing martial arts.

After all, the fighting instinct is actually enough for the orcs to fight the enemy.

The most important thing is to learn how humans use martial arts to strengthen their weak bodies step by step, and then further use the power of the five elements of heaven and earth.

Whether it was Maoba or Dabai, when Li Xuan taught them to practice, he never talked about these big principles at all, because these were simply beyond the scope of what the ordinary beasts could understand.

Li Xuan could only force them to continue practicing the skills and slowly comprehend the subtleties of it.

After checking Dabai's homework and seeing that it was not slacking off, Li Xuan rewarded it with another drop of fierce tiger blood and told it to continue practicing hard.

Dabai was so happy after eating the blood of the fierce tiger that he took Princess Ankang to the backyard to play.

Li Xuan was just about to go to the Imperial Garden to see how Maoba and the others were doing, when someone came to visit him from outside Jingyang Palace.

Yu'er opened the door and saw that it was the eunuch sent by Emperor Yongyuan who came to deliver the order, ordering Princess Ankang to meet him in the Zichen Hall of Taiji Palace.

When Li Xuan saw that Emperor Yongyuan summoned Princess Ankang, he was no longer in a hurry to go to the Imperial Garden.

Yu'er hurriedly pulled Princess Ankang off Dabai's back, and then followed the eunuch to see the emperor.

Just as the carriage had not been untied yet, it was immediately pulled out again, carrying the three little ones towards the Taiji Palace.

The three little ones quickly arrived outside the Zichen Hall of the Taiji Palace. Yu'er tidied up Princess Ankang's appearance, and then Princess Ankang held Li Xuan to meet the emperor.

When we entered the Purple Palace, we found that Emperor Yongyuan was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on a high seat.

And in the Zichen Hall, there were not only them, there were also several familiar figures.

Duke of Jiang Su Ding'an, Duke of Tan Zhao Dinghai, Duke of Wu Guo Xiaolai, and Duke of Chen Hou Zhongguo.

The four dukes stood on both sides, all wearing formal court robes and with serious expressions.

Princess Ankang had met these four national guards in the army yesterday, so they were naturally familiar with them.

It seemed that they were discussing extremely important issues with Emperor Yongyuan.

Princess Ankang was a little puzzled as to why she was summoned on such an occasion.

But she did not forget her important business of seeking an audience with Emperor Yongyuan, and she calmly pinched Li Xuan's flesh pad in her arms.

Li Xuan immediately took out the wooden box that Qin Zongyong asked them to deliver last night from the Dihong Bone Ring.

Li Xuan climbed onto Princess Ankang's shoulders and lay comfortably behind her neck, leaving Princess Ankang with both hands free to hold the wooden box.

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

Princess Ankang bowed as she spoke.

"Stand up and excuse yourself."

"Ankang, what do you want to see me for?"

Emperor Yongyuan asked directly.

"Your son has been asked by Duke Hu to present this wooden box to your father."

"Duke Hu said that the items contained in it are extremely important, so after I returned to the palace, I immediately went to Ganlu Palace to ask to see my father."

Princess Ankang briefly recounted what had happened.

After hearing this, Emperor Yongyuan nodded slightly. Wang Xi, the eunuch holding the lamp, walked to Princess Ankang, took the wooden box, and presented it to Emperor Yongyuan.

The four dukes standing on both sides were like sculptures, oblivious to the situation and just staring at their toes.

Although Princess Ankang felt strange, she also knew that now was not the time for her to say too much.

The atmosphere in the Zichen Hall was a bit weird. Princess Ankang just wanted to deliver the gifts and then go back to eat.

After running back and forth twice, they didn't even have time to eat lunch.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at the wooden box that was presented to him and reached out to open it.

The wooden box is ordinary, with only a simple lock that can be opened by twisting it by hand.

Who could have expected that Qin Zongyong would put important things in such a wooden box and hand it over to Emperor Yongyuan.

With a click, the lock of the wooden box was easily opened.

But when the wooden box was opened, Emperor Yongyuan saw that there was nothing inside.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at the wooden box and confirmed that there was nothing inside. After thinking for a moment, he turned his gaze to the four dukes in the hall.

The four dukes were all warriors of considerable strength, so they were naturally sensitive to gazes, especially the gaze of Emperor Yongyuan.

After noticing that Emperor Yongyuan opened the wooden box, he glanced at them first, and several dukes were immediately startled.

The atmosphere in the palace gradually became tense, making Princess Ankang feel a little uneasy.

Li Xuan hid behind Princess Ankang's ear, revealing a curious big eye that kept blinking.

"what's the situation?"

At this time, Su Dingan suddenly said: "Oh, Your Majesty, look at my brain, I almost forgot!"

Su Dingan looked dazed, which, combined with his old appearance, was quite convincing.

"Duke Hu only discovered the omission last night this morning and asked me to make up for it after I meet with Your Majesty."

"I've been standing here for a long time, and only when I saw the wooden box did I realize that I'm really getting old and confused."

"It almost caused Her Royal Highness the Princess to make a mistake."

Su Ding'an apologized repeatedly, quickly took out a letter with a seal from his arms, and asked Wang Xi to present it.

Li Xuan immediately tilted his head and thought to himself:

"Duke Hu asked Ankang to deliver something, but he forgot to put it in the wooden box?"

Li Xuan felt strange subconsciously.

After all, according to his observation, Duke Hu does not seem like someone who would be so careless.

Moreover, Duke Hu was the commander of the advance army. How would Emperor Yongyuan view him after he had such an incident before going out on the expedition?

If Emperor Yongyuan takes this matter seriously, he may change the commander in the middle of the battle, and Duke Hu will not be able to say anything.

However, Su Ding'an was so old and kept confessing his crimes, so Emperor Yongyuan couldn't blame him for anything.

I had no choice but to take the letter, open the seal and start checking.

Seeing this, Emperor Yongyuan's expression also became interesting.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at the letter in his hand, then looked at the empty wooden box, and snorted coldly.

Hearing the cold snort, the four dukes stood more respectfully.

"Ankang has nothing to do with you. Are you confident in finding her as your spokesperson?"

The four dukes had not expected that Emperor Yongyuan would actually speak the truth directly, and they immediately bowed in fear.

"That's why I feel more at ease!"

The four dukes also had a tacit understanding and shouted in unison.

Emperor Yongyuan laughed secretly in his heart.

How could Emperor Yongyuan not know about the issues they had previously been entangled with regarding the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince?

Now that you have changed your mind, this sounds good.

"what?"

Princess Ankang was stunned for a moment, not knowing how she was involved.

And what is this spokesperson?
Princess Ankang looked at the four dukes and then at Emperor Yongyuan, and did not find any difficulty in the conversation between them.

Li Xuan's eyes rolled. It seemed that being a spokesperson was not that simple.

"I hope it's really as you said."

Emperor Yongyuan said something meaningful.

Hearing that Emperor Yongyuan's tone was not so tough, the four dukes looked happy, but then Emperor Yongyuan changed the subject:
"I have other plans for Ankang, so you should find someone more suitable."

"And she may not be able to convince everyone."

They are all shrewd people in the court, so they can tell that the second sentence is the key point.

The four dukes exchanged glances for a moment, and then Zhao Dinghai spoke:

"Your Majesty, there is no one more suitable than Princess Ankang."

"Only Her Royal Highness can make the most impartial decision that is most beneficial to Daxing."

"If Princess Ankang doesn't take on this important task, I'm afraid we will continue to argue!"

"If we neglect national affairs, we will be held responsible for our crimes!!!"

Zhao Dinghai spoke with such sincerity that people were moved.

After hearing what he said, Li Xuan came to his senses.

He originally thought that the so-called spokesperson of the nobles was just a mouthpiece of noble status.

But now, listening to what Zhao Dinghai said, it seems that the spokesperson can still participate in some decisions of the nobles and even play a decisive role.

If this was true, there was no reason for Emperor Yongyuan to let Princess Ankang miss this opportunity.

As expected, Emperor Yongyuan's previous hesitation was just to make the four dukes express their full support for Princess Ankang.

When they all patted their chests loudly, Emperor Yongyuan pretended to be embarrassed and asked Princess Ankang:
"Ankang, this matter is of great importance. It is a heavy responsibility that concerns the development of the country."

"Are you willing to take on this responsibility?"

Emperor Yongyuan asked sincerely, leaving Princess Ankang speechless.

Princess Ankang, who had received instruction from Chief Steward Shang, had long since learned to listen to the hidden meaning.

Just now, Emperor Yongyuan had been haggling with the four dukes for a long time and gained a lot of advantages. Now Princess Ankang said she would not do it. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Emperor Yongyuan?
Anyway, she has had a lot of strange identities recently, so she is not afraid of adding another identity as a spokesperson for nobles.

Princess Ankang knew very well that as long as she could distinguish between friends and enemies, her identity didn't really matter.

The important thing is that all this is for the sake of great glory that will last for a thousand years.

"My son, I have no choice but to do this!"

Seeing Princess Ankang's strong response, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even Emperor Yongyuan was no exception.

Li Xuan always does some unexpected things, and Emperor Yongyuan is really afraid that Princess Ankang will learn bad things from him.

Just when Emperor Yongyuan was relieved that nothing unexpected had happened, Princess Ankang continued to speak:
"It is our duty to restore the glory of Daxing!"

These words moved Emperor Yongyuan and the four dukes. They did not expect that Princess Ankang had such a broad mind.

“That day, I saw…”

This familiar beginning made Emperor Yongyuan quickly raise his hand to interrupt Princess Ankang's spell.

He had heard Li Xuan's argument once before, so he naturally wouldn't be fooled again.

"I am very pleased that Ankang has such good intentions."

Emperor Yongyuan nodded slightly, interrupting Princess Ankang's next words, and nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.

The scene of loving father and filial daughter immediately made the dukes more convinced that their choice was correct.

(End of this chapter)