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

Chapter 664 Opportunity
The Eighth Prince looked at the Third Prince, blinked twice, and then suddenly said:

"It seems like you are also a man who is grateful for what you have done."

"I'll go to you!"

The third prince raised his hand to deal with the eighth prince, but found that there was Princess Yan Zhao between them.

The eighth prince used Princess Yan Zhao as a shield with a sly smile, looking at the embarrassed expression of the third prince.

"Alright, alright, my two brothers, stop making trouble."

Princess Ankang had no choice but to comfort the two of them.

Among all the brothers and sisters, these two are the ones who get along the most. They always quarrel whenever they meet.

The Third Prince snorted coldly, put away his hand, and said:
"I am only telling the truth."

“I’ve been in the military before, so I didn’t know much about Ankang, but in the past few months, I’ve seen it clearly.”

"Whether you were hiding your incompetence in the past or had other opportunities, I am not as good as you now."

After the Third Prince finished speaking, he took a big sip of tea and then fell silent.

His words also touched the hearts of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, causing them to think a lot.

"Hey, you guys..."

The Eighth Prince smiled complacently, pointed at a circle of people, and then forced a smile and said to Princess Yan Zhao:

"Second sister doesn't count. You were practicing outside before."

After the Eighth Prince explained to Princess Yan Zhao, his expression changed again and he said proudly:
"You guys are blind, but I am the only one who can recognize talent and appreciate heroes, so I can play with Ankang."

"Hahaha."

The eighth prince smiled triumphantly.

After all, Princess Ankang is very powerful, and it is a great honor for him as the mynah bird.

The others shook their heads and ignored the Eighth Prince's words.

However, Princess Yanzhao couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang a few more times.

Princess Ankang has indeed been the biggest variable since she returned to the palace.

Jingyang Palace, which had little presence before, suddenly became an existence that no one in the palace could ignore.

And the more Princess Yanzhao got to know Princess Ankang, the more unfathomable she seemed to her.

When Princess Ankang saw everyone looking at her, she just smiled embarrassedly.

Then she brought the topic, which had gone off track, back on track.

"I wonder what my brothers and sisters think of my father's southern tour?"

Several people were startled, and finally understood why Princess Ankang was holding a banquet tonight.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince looked at each other, and then found that everyone else was looking at them.

Among the people present, their stance was the most wavering.

On one side is the identity of a royal heir, and on the other side is the family of his mother who has already come together with Prince Zheng.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this southern tour was a further escalation of the conflict between Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng.

No matter what the outcome of the Southern Tour is, the two sides will only become more incompatible.

At that time, everyone needs to make their own choice.

Even the princes and their descendants were no exception.

The nobles have always stood on the side of Emperor Yongyuan, so the third prince and the eighth prince have no other concerns.

It is impossible for them to get together with King Zheng, who is dedicated to supporting the power of civil officials.

Their mother's family would be the first to disagree with this.

At least, judging from the current situation, there is no opportunity for reconciliation between the civil servants and the nobles for the time being.

And the conflict will continue for quite a long time.

Unless there is an opportunity to break the deadlock.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince also knew what Princess Ankang wanted to ask.

The fourth prince nodded slightly to the eldest prince.

"Ankang, although the southern tour has only been going on for a few days, we can see the results."

The eldest prince spoke slowly.

"We also didn't expect that the situation outside the capital would be so bad."

The eldest prince looked a little gloomy.

After all, most of these local officials are from their civil service lineage.

After they came out and saw it, they realized that many things were different from what they had heard before.

Their grandfather, the current head of the Zhang family, is Shangshu Ling Zhang Zhixian, who stays in the capital to maintain the operation of the court.

He always told the two brothers that governing a country requires general principles, while dealing with enemies requires strategic planning. One must have a broad perspective and not be too focused on details.

But when you look at it, you will find that these so-called details are all related to living lives.

They were always taught to regard the people as just numbers, a resource, like a load of food and a war horse.

They never realized that the common people were real people just like them.

But the attack on Jinghou County began to shake the brothers' world.

People died too hastily and too unreasonably.

The brothers couldn't help but wonder if something like this would happen to them.

Even though they are what people call noble people, they are still equally powerless when they encounter someone who can crush them.

Dependence can bring a sense of security, but it also deprives people of the ability to be independent.

The feeling of being dependent on others is really disturbing.

"Perhaps, there are indeed some problems that must be changed."

The eldest prince hesitated for a while and said so.

Princess Ankang's face lit up with joy, and the others also looked surprised.

They didn't know why the eldest prince and the fourth prince wavered.

But their wavering is a good thing.

The two are an important link between the Zhang family and the Daxing royal family. Their instability will greatly affect the Zhang family's future decisions.

Unless the Zhang family is determined to follow Prince Zheng in making a big gamble, they cannot ignore the attitudes of the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

After all, they are also two important trump cards of the Zhang family.

The fourth prince on the side also nodded silently, agreeing with the eldest prince.

"Since the two royal brothers think so, we must complete the task assigned by our father even more carefully."

"Ankang would like to offer tea instead of wine to the royal brothers and sisters, and wish us a successful completion of the mission!"

After saying that, Princess Ankang was the first to drink up the tea in front of her.

When the others saw this, they smiled and toasted together.

No matter what they were like before, at least now they have a short-term common interest.

This laid the foundation for their subsequent cooperation.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content and having a smooth conversation, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

They will have to continue their journey tomorrow until they have conveyed the imperial edict from Emperor Yongyuan to them, and only then can they join up with the southern tour team.

As they split up, the southern tour team would speed up, shorten the scheduled itinerary, and only stop at a few necessary places.

According to Chief Steward Shang, the situations in these places are much more complicated and cannot be resolved by a single imperial edict, so Emperor Yongyuan needs to go there in person.

The counties that were allocated to Princess Ankang and her men were all smaller in size and had irrefutable evidence.

Otherwise, it is not impossible that some masters are hiding in some prosperous places.

Especially for these corrupt officials who have done countless bad things, they naturally have to spend more money to hire some powerful guards to save their lives.

Although the possibility of someone blatantly disobeying orders or even resisting with force is not high, we still need to be on guard.

Otherwise, if something happened to the sensitive people during the southern tour, it would be troublesome.

The next morning they assembled their team and prepared to set off.

The streets of the county town were in a mess, as if there had been a carnival yesterday.

The newly appointed officials saw Princess Ankang and others off.

As it was still early, the entire Lantian County was still quiet.

They rode on the streets of Lantian County. Yesterday's bustle seemed like a dream, making people feel dazed.

Lantian County is not large in size and is a small county town, but there are many fertile fields suitable for farming around it, so it is also prosperous and has many people settled here.

All the way to the city gate, the heads of Khalil Fong and others were hanging there, attracting a lot of attention.

Anyone entering or leaving the city gate can see these eye-catching heads of good people.

When Princess Ankang and others arrived at the city gate tower, a eunuch in flowery clothes immediately used his martial arts skills to go up and take off Khalil Fong's head, put it in a prepared wooden box and took it away.

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Before being hung up for public display, these heads underwent special treatment to ensure that they would not rot for months.

With Khalil Fong's head captured, their mission in Lantian County was successfully completed.

"Okay, just send it here."

"Remember, take good care of the people of Lantian County for Daxing."

"I don't want to come and take your heads someday."

Princess Ankang said lightly.

But the newly appointed officials were very cautious and did not dare to be careless.

"Your Highness's teachings are engraved in our hearts."

None of them dared to look down upon the young girl in front of them.

Although they had not been in contact with Princess Ankang for a long time, the various methods she had used before had already convinced them.

In particular, the handling of Fang Datong and others was clean and efficient. It put on a good show in front of the people of Lantian County and won over many people's hearts.

In this way, their subsequent work will be much smoother.

Princess Ankang waved her hand indifferently, knowing that a few words could not restrain people's hearts.

She was just saying it today so that they wouldn't blame her for not reminding them later.

Princess Ankang immediately turned her horse around and led the team out of the city.

After exiting the city gate, the official road is right in front of you.

But on both sides of the official road, some people gathered.

"your Highness!"

"It's the Princess who's here!"

When they saw the team leaving the city, they shouted excitedly.

At this time, the sun had not yet risen from the eastern mountain, and the sky was only slightly bright.

But these people had been waiting here for some time.

There aren't many people, just a few dozen.

They were young and old, and they looked at Princess Ankang with particularly kind eyes.

When they saw people, the team slowed down quickly, for fear of bumping into the civilians.

The people rushed towards the team, and the eunuchs in flowery clothes subconsciously separated themselves from the crowd.

When they saw the alert eunuchs in flowery clothes, they realized something was wrong and stopped their excited steps.

There was an old man in front who could not even walk properly and was supported by others to walk to the front.

"Your Highness, we are here to see you off."

"We don't have anything good to offer you, but we have gathered together some dry food, which may be of some help to Your Highness the Princess on her journey."

The old man spoke a little awkwardly, and it seemed that he had prepared his words for a long time, but he still stumbled a little.

Then the old man nervously took a large bag of dry food from behind him and handed it over with both hands.

There was a distance between them because of the eunuch in flowery clothes.

When Princess Ankang saw the old man's skinny body and dark hands, her nose felt a little sore.

The eunuchs in flowery clothes did not act rashly and continued to block the crowd. They just looked at Princess Ankang and waited for her orders.

Princess Ankang immediately rode forward and waved her hand for the eunuchs in flowery clothes to make way.

She took the dry food and then bowed to express her gratitude:

"Thank you for the dry food, old man. It's enough for me to eat for a long time on the road."

When the old man saw Princess Ankang accepted it, he put away his nervousness and showed a simple smile.

"Your Highness Princess, you are serious."

"We should thank you if we have to."

"If it weren't for you, all of us would have died with regrets."

Seeing Princess Ankang's puzzled expression, the old man smiled and explained:

"We all have blood feuds with the men hanging on the city walls, and there is no hope of revenge."

"We watched at the city gate all night last night, but we still couldn't get enough."

The old man's smile made Princess Ankang feel uncomfortable.

Li Xuan took the opportunity to stand up and put his head into the bag of dry food.

"Pancakes, dried meat, dried vegetables..."

"Hey, there's dried fish."

Li Xuan sniffed it and picked up a dried fish to taste it.

The dried fish was made from an unknown small river fish that was dried in the sun. It was only the size of a finger. Although it was harder to chew than the dried fish he usually ate, it had a unique salty and fresh taste that became more fragrant the more he chewed it.

Li Xuan's main purpose was to determine whether it was poisonous or not, not simply because he was greedy.

When you go out, you must be on guard against others.

But after his identification, he found that there was nothing wrong with this bag of dry food, and the quantity was quite large.

Flatbread and dried vegetables are easy to get, but dried meat and dried fish are very valuable to the people, and it is difficult for them to get enough dry food.

They must have thought for a long time before deciding to send Princess Ankang some dry food.

As for the others, judging by their clothes, they probably can’t come up with anything better.

With the farewell of dozens of common people, Princess Ankang and others set out on the official road.

At this time, at the end of the official road, the morning sun just appeared, like an orange-red egg yolk.

The light of the morning sun is not dazzling, but it gives people enough warmth to sweep away the dampness and coldness of the morning dew.

There was a lot of dry food, so Princess Ankang asked Li Xuan to help him keep it.

She looked back and found that the people in front of the city gate had not yet dispersed, and were holding up their hands and waving gently at them.

This scene made Princess Ankang tighten her grip on the reins.

When she looked at the road ahead again, her gaze became more determined.

Princess Yan Zhao, who was standing by, had been observing Princess Ankang. When she noticed the change in her expression, she couldn't help but think to herself:
"He treats the people like his own children, and saves them from disasters as if his hands were rotting. Therefore, the whole world is happy and everyone works for him."

"Ankang is the exact opposite of me. He is a person who practices in the secular world."

"If she were here, maybe I could..."

Princess Yan Zhao fell into her own thoughts.

Not only Princess Yanzhao, but others were also paying special attention to Princess Ankang.

Although they had different thoughts in their minds, they were all involuntarily influenced to varying degrees by Princess Ankang.

And this influence may be the key opportunity to change the overall situation in the future.

(End of this chapter)