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

Chapter 533 A Heavy Responsibility
Princess Ankang took on the job of being the spokesperson for the nobles, and the four dukes also achieved their goals.

From the current perspective, Princess Ankang enjoys the trust of Emperor Yongyuan.

In terms of future risks, Princess Ankang is indeed a more suitable candidate than the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince.

"This position that has been vacant for a long time has finally been filled."

"Ankang, in the future you need to communicate more with the dukes, understand the needs of the noble families, speak for them when they dare not, and fulfill your responsibilities as a spokesperson."

Emperor Yongyuan gave some encouragement and then asked Princess Ankang to listen from the side.

After the four dukes congratulated Princess Ankang, they immediately discussed the previous business with Emperor Yongyuan.

It turned out that the Damo side had already requested negotiations, and their words also wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter.

He believed that the fierce reactions of Emperor Yongyuan and Daxing must be caused by some misunderstanding, and begged for an opportunity for the two countries to talk.

Emperor Yongyuan was determined to suppress the matter.

Emperor Yongyuan had prepared for this conflict for so long, had such a tense relationship with the civil officials, and finally assembled an advance force to march to the front line. Naturally, it was impossible for him to revoke his decision just because of a few casual words from Da Mo.

Even if the two countries negotiate in the future, it will never be now.

Emperor Yongyuan expressed this clearly.

To this, the four dukes all nodded in agreement.

"We have already wasted too much time in preparing for war, and we no longer have the ability to catch the enemy off guard."

"But even so, in a head-on confrontation, Daxing will never be at a disadvantage!"

Zhao Dinghai said this with certainty.

Although his words were polite, his aura was more than just about not losing ground.

"If this battle is successful, it can buy the frontline soldiers a few years of rest and recuperation."

"We have been in constant conflict with the desert over the years. Even with the constant rotation, the soldiers have accumulated a lot of fatigue."

Su Dingan stroked his beard and pondered.

The conflict on the front line is not as simple as a fight to the death. What is more important is that we must be vigilant at all times.

Otherwise, the slightest negligence may very likely lead to the destruction of a village or a town.

Things like this happened frequently on the front line. Daxing and Damao were constantly retaliating against each other, and it had long become a mess that could not be settled.

"It all depends on whether Duke Hu is fast enough!"

Guo Xiaolai's words caused silence in the hall for a while.

This is indeed the case.

Emperor Yongyuan could suppress the desire of the desert to seek peace for a while, but not forever.

As time goes on, the civil servants will certainly not sit idly by. If they fail to achieve any results by then, the pressure on these war enthusiasts will increase.

In the end, the possibility of this conflict developing into a war of annihilation is not great, so peace talks are still necessary.

But before sitting down at the negotiating table, how much bargaining chips they can grab depends on their own abilities.

"Duke Hu's troops have always been aggressive and aggressive, so he is the best candidate to lead the advance army."

"I believe he will not let us down!"

Emperor Yongyuan said in a firm tone.

This time, Emperor Yongyuan strongly advocated for Qin Zongyong to be the commander-in-chief of the advance army.

Daxing had a rare opportunity to start a war, so the nobles were naturally jealous.

But what Emperor Yongyuan said also made sense. Duke Hu was not necessarily the best fighter among the nine generals, but he was definitely the one with the most aggressive tactics.

If one wants to open up the situation for Daxing in a short period of time, there is no more suitable candidate among the dukes in the capital than Qin Zongyong.

However, since Qin Zongyong was the commander-in-chief, he naturally had to use his own soldiers.

Therefore, the main generals of the advance army were all direct descendants of the Qin family.

The other families can only pray that everything goes well for Qin Zongyong, otherwise they will not have a chance to perform in the future.

Of course, the most important children of each family are actually training on the front lines.

As long as this conflict expands, the nobles will naturally be able to gain a lot of military merits.

However, if Qin Zongyong was more capable, the military merits they could get would be several times more.

After discussing some specific matters to deal with the civil servants, the four dukes immediately took their leave.

Emperor Yongyuan kept Princess Ankang and explained to her what she needed to do as a spokesperson for the nobles.

"Ankang, I didn't expect them to find you."

"Originally, the position of spokesperson has been a struggle between the third and eighth brothers."

"Your Cuju exchange match also aims to resolve this matter."

"I just don't know why they changed their minds and finally chose you."

Emperor Yongyuan looked deeply at Princess Ankang, and finding that she also had a confused look on her face, he then looked away.

Princess Ankang thought about it over and over again, but she didn't expect anything special to happen in the past two days.

Apart from the fact that the dukes were all relatively friendly and kind to her, Princess Ankang did not feel anything unusual.

Emperor Yongyuan thought for a moment and said to Princess Ankang:

"They are probably also afraid of being seen as a threat in the future."

Seeing that Princess Ankang didn't quite understand, Emperor Yongyuan decided to explain things clearly.

As Princess Ankang became more and more deeply involved, there was no turning back for her.

Therefore, Princess Ankang also has the right to know about some things.

"It is well known that King Zheng is close to civil officials."

"It's not that my uncle is unaware of the importance of the nobles, but he has been determined to carry out the principle of peacefully transferring power from within many years ago."

Hearing this, Princess Ankang and Li Xuan couldn't help but look a little strange.

Emperor Yongyuan looked at their expressions and couldn't help but smile:

"It's not because my uncle is kind-hearted, but because this is the way he has the best chance of usurping the throne."

Li Xuan noticed Emperor Yongyuan's confident smile.

Emperor Yongyuan dared to say such words, he must have a powerful trump card in his hand.

Li Xuan had felt strange before, because it was impossible to rebel without trying to win over military power.

It was extremely abnormal that King Zheng only cared about getting close to the civil officials and completely ignored the nobles who held military power.

But hearing what Emperor Yongyuan said, it seemed that Prince Zheng also had his reasons for doing so.

The trump card in Emperor Yongyuan's hand made Prince Zheng dare not easily try to overthrow Emperor Yongyuan by force and complete his rebellion.

“Is there an old monster in the palace?”

"That's not right! If they really had combat power far beyond the norm, they should have just sent them out to take the head of Prince Zheng. Why would Emperor Yongyuan have to be so frustrated for so many years?"

"Is it some outrageous protective magic weapon?"

Li Xuan guessed again and again, but always felt that his guesses were unreliable.

But no matter what, Emperor Yongyuan was so firm and confident that it seemed that he had really cut off Prince Zheng's path to armed rebellion.

"Is that why they gathered the power of the civil officials to dethrone Emperor Yongyuan?"

After all, when there was no war, the role of the nobles was indeed not that great. It could be said that these civil servants held most of the power to control the dynasty.

Didn’t you see that Emperor Yongyuan couldn’t take a single step without the cooperation of civil officials?
But Emperor Yongyuan's proud smile soon stopped.

"Even so, King Zheng is not an easy man to deal with."

“Even in recent years, he has been very close to success.”

"If your second sister, Yan Zhao, had not been born, it is very likely that the throne would have been his."

Emperor Yongyuan did not hide the fact that he was at a disadvantage in front of Princess Ankang. "Unfortunately, God does not help Prince Zheng."

"As Yan Zhao grew older, King Zheng became more and more impatient and was no longer as wise as before."

"Of course, it could also be that I'm simply getting old."

Emperor Yongyuan always put on airs in front of Princess Ankang, but today he seemed to have opened up and talked nonstop.

It can be seen that Emperor Yongyuan is in a good mood now.

Princess Ankang listened silently and very seriously.

She has been staying in Jingyang Palace for many years and has very limited understanding of the outside world.

Although she had learned a lot about what was happening inside and outside the palace in the past year, the secrets that Emperor Yongyuan told her were not something she could hear from just anywhere.

"The nobles don't want to see King Zheng win, because the already powerful civil officials will only suppress them further."

"Therefore, they can only accept a situation where either I or Yan Zhao wins."

Hearing this, Princess Ankang frowned and asked Emperor Yongyuan:

"Does Second Princess really want to fight?"

"I don't think her opinion was ever asked."

Princess Ankang's question stunned Emperor Yongyuan, and then he couldn't help laughing.

"Yeah, I guess no one from the Wu family has ever asked Yan Zhao."

"But whether Yan Zhao wants to or not, she has to fight for it."

"Ankang, many things are beyond your control, especially when you are born into a royal family."

"I wasn't the crown prince back then, but my older brothers died one after another, and it was my turn."

As Emperor Yongyuan spoke, he couldn't help but think of the time when he was led to sit on the dragon throne.

He still remembers the fear and anxiety he felt that day.

That’s right, Emperor Yongyuan, who ascended the throne, was extremely scared, fearing that he would follow in the footsteps of his older brothers.

So what if he's a prince?
Even the crown prince could be deposed or killed at will.

Emperor Yongyuan witnessed with his own eyes that his poor elder brother, the crown prince, was killed for the sake of good fortune.

How ridiculous it is that a prince died for a reason like a wedding to bring good luck.

The reason why the prince sacrificed his life to bring good luck was simply because the new queen, who had no blood relationship with him and even sent his mother to the cold palace with her own hands, had caught a cold for half a month.

Of course, what’s more important is that the new queen caught a cold after giving birth to the prince.

At that moment, Emperor Yongyuan deeply understood that even if he was born into the royal family, as long as he was weak, he would be nothing more than an ant that could be trampled on by anyone.

Since then, the young Emperor Yongyuan kept a low profile and did not fight or compete.

Who could have thought that the prince who had the least presence at the time would ascend to the throne.

The others were fighting to the death, but they were actually making things difficult for Emperor Yongyuan.

Emperor Yongyuan's words left Princess Ankang speechless.

After all, her current identity as the spokesperson for the nobility was also ascribed to her without her knowing.

"Ankang, there is no need to think too much now. In the future, you should interact more with the noble families."

"Some things are hard for us to say directly. You should help them unify their thoughts first, and then pass them on to me."

"Of course, there are times when it is inconvenient for me to show up in person, and I need you to pass on the message."

"Spokespersons are very important. If they are good, they will be in perfect harmony with you. If they are bad, they will be incompatible with you."

Emperor Yongyuan's words also made Princess Ankang realize the burden on her shoulders.

After all, on both sides of her were Emperor Yongyuan and the nobles, two forces that could influence the Daxing Dynasty.

After Emperor Yongyuan encouraged Princess Ankang, he let her go back.

Today, Emperor Yongyuan behaves more like a father and shows proper care to his daughter, unlike before when he always acted like an emperor.

As the three little ones were on their way back to Jingyang Palace, Princess Ankang seemed a little worried, probably because she was worried about the matter of the noble spokesperson.

Even though she had been the royal silver and money envoy before, she was only responsible to the royal private treasury and Emperor Yongyuan.

Now as the spokesperson for the nobility, she has the responsibility of supporting many more noble families, which is indeed very stressful.

After returning to Jingyang Palace, the three little ones hurriedly ate lunch.

However, Princess Ankang was a little absent-minded during the meal, and asked Li Xuan and Yu'er unconfidently:

"Axuan, sister Yu'er."

“Can I really be a good spokesperson?”

Yu'er naturally supported Princess Ankang unconditionally and immediately encouraged her: "Your Highness, you can do it!"

Yu'er's confidence in Princess Ankang was a little blind, which made Princess Ankang smile helplessly.

"Don't worry, meow!"

Li Xuan ate the fish on the table and patted Princess Ankang on the shoulder.

"You are so strong meow."

"After all, meow."

"The candidate is meow."

Li Xuan had a hard time eating fish and talking at the same time, but he still managed to say the last sentence:
"Three-eight meow!"

Yu Er immediately asked curiously: "Ah Xuan, what is Sanba Miao?"

Princess Ankang smiled, touched Li Xuan and explained:
"Sister Yu'er, Ah Xuan is saying that I am stronger than my third brother and my eighth brother, so there will definitely be no problem."

Yu'er suddenly understood when she heard it: "Oh, that's right, Your Highness has won so many games against His Highness the Third Prince and His Highness the Eighth Prince."

"Then this spokesperson must be able to do better than them."

After being comforted by Li Xuan, Princess Ankang felt a lot less stressed.

Before, she was only thinking about how to be a good spokesperson and maintain the relationship between Emperor Yongyuan and the nobles, and forgot to think that the original candidates were only the third prince and the eighth prince.

Although Princess Ankang did not dare to say how outstanding she was, she should not be much worse than her two royal brothers.

Because she had crushed these two people many times in the competition, Princess Ankang was very confident in front of these two people.

"Yes, Xuan."

"I should at least be able to do better than my two brothers!"

Princess Ankang woke up as if from a dream and immediately became confident again.

Li Xuan buried his head in eating the fish and was too lazy to say anything more.

Emperor Yongyuan and several dukes are as shrewd as monkeys. Finding this spokesperson has more symbolic significance than practical effect. Princess Ankang is simply overthinking it.

Even if Princess Ankang is just a bystander, the situation won't be too bad, after all, both sides are smart people.

Of course, if Princess Ankang can do well, it will be a good opportunity.

Li Xuan has always adhered to the principle of "more friends, more paths", so naturally he hopes that Princess Ankang will have as many friends as possible, and it would be best if she has friends all over the world and no enemies.

Just as Li Xuan was earnestly licking the remaining fish meat on the fish bones and studying how to make more noble friends, a voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Hey, you just had dinner?"

Li Xuan turned around and found that it was Zhao Feng who came uninvited.

Zhao Feng used to be quite well-behaved, but after getting to know the three little ones, those rules became less and less important.

Zhao Feng bowed to Princess Ankang and asked in a friendly manner:
"Why is your highness having lunch so late?"

Zhao Feng has been in high spirits recently due to good things happening to him, and he looks much younger.

But Li Xuan felt a little strange. He had been locking himself in the yard recently to familiarize himself with his "Tao". He didn't even come to teach Yu'er martial arts in the morning. Why did he suddenly come to Jingyang Palace today?
Li Xuan was not polite and asked directly:
"What can I do for you, meow?"

(End of this chapter)