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

Chapter 695 Everyone Shows Their Magical Powers

"Why is he here?"

Emperor Yongyuan frowned.

"It seems that the person who came here has bad intentions."

Li Xuan muttered to himself.

But it was impossible for Emperor Yongyuan to refuse the request of Prince Zheng for an audience. He had to see what Prince Zheng wanted to say.

Emperor Yongyuan ordered people to clean up the room, and then summoned Prince Zheng in.

Li Xuan slipped out of the window and stuck out an eye and an ear to see what King Zheng was going to do next.

"His Majesty."

Soon, King Zheng came in to pay his respects.

"Uncle, what do you want to see me for?" Emperor Yongyuan asked straight to the point.

"I have heard that there is a locust plague in Guanglin Prefecture, but Your Majesty has not yet issued any instructions, so I have come to see you."

"Oh, what do you think about this matter, uncle?"

Although Emperor Yongyuan's tone was unexpected, he looked at Prince Zheng with a playful look, wanting to see what he would say.

No matter what King Zheng's purpose is, just go against him.

"Your Majesty, the South just experienced a great disaster last year. It has finally shown some signs of stability, but it cannot afford to suffer further turmoil."

"I believe that this locust plague must be nipped in the bud."

"Fortunately, there are countless talented people accompanying us on this southern tour. It should be easy to send them to deal with the locust plague that has not yet developed."

"Your Majesty, I beg you to send someone to Jiangping Village immediately to resolve the locust plague so that the people in the south can spend the year rebuilding after the disaster."

Emperor Yongyuan listened patiently to Prince Zheng's words and nodded frequently.

"Uncle, what you said makes sense. Who does King Zheng think would be more suitable to send?"

"Your Majesty is surrounded by numerous talented people, so the deployment of troops will naturally be decided by Your Majesty personally."

"With their own efforts, a small locust plague should be no problem for them to deal with."

King Zheng looks like he is working for the country and the people, and if you don't know him, you would really think he is a good person.

There is a 99% chance that this locust plague was caused by him. He is still pretending to be a good guy. He is really thick-skinned.

But without a bit of shamelessness, one cannot survive in the court, it's just that Prince Zheng is the best among them.

"I understand what the emperor's uncle means."

“This matter really needs to be dealt with properly.”

Emperor Yongyuan withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to think for a moment.

Prince Zheng has already put forward his request very directly, which is to ask Emperor Yongyuan to send people to solve the locust plague in Jiangping Village.

It seems that King Zheng wants to learn from them and attack them by dividing and conquering them, or even worse, he wants to surround and attack the reinforcements to divert their attention.

King Zheng didn't know that his activities in the Meteorite Dragon Crater had been discovered.

Under such circumstances, how could Emperor Yongyuan give him this opportunity?

Emperor Yongyuan looked up at Prince Zheng again, and it seemed that he had already made up his mind.

"Uncle, what you said makes sense. I am also concerned about this matter. We must not let the south experience another disaster, otherwise people will be uneasy and the country will be in jeopardy."

"So I must send someone close to me for this matter, and he must have sufficient ability and prestige."

"Otherwise, if the locust plague is not eliminated in time, there is a threat of developing into a major disaster. We must not be careless."

Seeing that Emperor Yongyuan took his words seriously, Prince Zheng immediately echoed:

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Yongyuan smiled with satisfaction, and then said to Prince Zheng:

"In this case, this important task will be handed over to the emperor's uncle."

"I heard that the emperor's uncle has a lot of connections in Guanglin Prefecture and knows many extraordinary people. I think a locust plague that has not yet taken shape will be no problem for the emperor's uncle."

"This..." King Zheng immediately looked embarrassed.

"After much thought, I think the most trustworthy and capable person around me is my uncle."

"In order for the people in the south to have a peaceful year, please don't refuse, uncle."

Upon hearing this, King Zheng immediately declined: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that my ability is limited and I have failed your Majesty's trust."

"Uncle, I believe in you."

The uncle and nephew started to push and shove each other, and the situation became tense.

But Li Xuan, who was peeking outside the window, frowned.

Be it Emperor Yongyuan or Prince Zheng, they were not as anxious as they seemed, and both sides were able to handle the situation with ease.

"Damn it, King Zheng is also blocked from both ends!"

"Emperor Yongyuan has also seen through the cunningness of this old man."

If we don't send King Zheng, we will have to send our own people, which will disperse their strength.

Sending King Zheng would give him the opportunity to act freely.

This matter is not easy to handle.

If the locust plague was not controlled, Emperor Yongyuan's southern tour would become a joke, and he would even be regarded as a jinx, bringing bad luck wherever he went.

The people's patience with the imperial court had already reached its limit, and it was not impossible that the southern tour team would be surrounded and wiped out by the rebels at the slightest sign of trouble.

By then, the whole Daxing will be in chaos.

King Zheng was fully prepared for this.

Not only that, if the Daxing rebellion breaks out, Emperor Yongyuan's red dragon power will be further weakened.

So instead of sending out their people and dispersing their own strength, it would be better to let King Zheng solve his own problems.

Although this was most likely King Zheng's original purpose, there was no other solution at the moment.

The team on the southern tour can go to Jiangping Village together to deal with the locust plague.

But Emperor Yongyuan did not dare to go too far away from the Meteorite Crater. It was better to keep this unstable factor under close observation.

Otherwise, when misfortune strikes, they will be unaware and completely finished.

In a short period of time, Emperor Yongyuan judged the pros and cons and made the most appropriate choice.

Now that they are gathered together, they are the ones who are more restricted.

In that case, let’s each act freely.

Then everyone will show their magical powers to decide the final outcome.

After the uncle and nephew acted out a play for a while, King Zheng pretended to be unable to refuse and accepted the important task.

"Since Your Majesty trusts me, I will do my utmost to serve the country and the country until my death!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, uncle."

Emperor Yongyuan and Prince Zheng looked at each other.

King Zheng took the order and went to solve the locust plague in Jiangping Village.

After seeing off King Zheng, Li Xuan climbed back into his room through the window and asked with some concern:

"Is it really okay?"

"This is the only way for now." Emperor Yongyuan shook his head helplessly.

Then, Emperor Yongyuan ordered Wang Xi to call in the two general managers and ordered them to directly remove all surveillance around Prince Zheng and only let the local government report on the progress of Prince Zheng's solution to the locust plague.

Emperor Yongyuan completely gave up his surveillance of Prince Zheng.

After all, they were in someone else's territory. While they were at the inn together, Prince Zheng might still be able to exercise restraint, but after leaving the city, I'm afraid the flowery-clothed eunuchs in the Imperial Household Department would be in great danger.

As for experts, Emperor Yongyuan didn't even dare to send them.

Otherwise, it would be like what he did to Prince Zheng, boiling a frog in warm water and cutting meat with a blunt knife. Emperor Yongyuan could not afford the slightest bit of consumption.

He is different from King Zheng and does not have such a deep family background.

The loss of any top three rank expert would be an unbearable price for Emperor Yongyuan.

"Let him go and see if he really leaves."

"If we really go to Jiangping Village, it would be a good choice for us to explore the Meteorite Crater even though it is 300 miles away."

Emperor Yongyuan tapped the table with his knuckles, seeming to be thinking about something.

He dared not be negligent at all now. The thousand-year foundation of his ancestors was now in his hands. If he took a wrong step, he would be doomed.

Looking at King Zheng's expression, he doesn't care about the country and the people at all.

Emperor Yongyuan would not trust such a person with the throne even if he was from the Daxing royal family. Not to mention, if Prince Zheng succeeded in his rebellion, how many people would be implicated and liquidated.

Emperor Yongyuan cannot lose, and dares not lose!
"Ah Xuan, go and watch King Zheng leave the city."

Li Xuan nodded and immediately took the order and left.

He soon found King Zheng at the posthouse.

After leaving Emperor Yongyuan, he immediately gathered people.

Emperor Yongyuan also quickly added an edict and sent someone to convey it.

Emperor Yongyuan is still the emperor now, and the proper rules must still be followed.

This time, King Zheng was ordered to go out to deal with the locust plague.

Many officials wanted to go with King Zheng, otherwise they would just be bored staying in the post house.

After arriving at Guanglin Prefecture, they all felt a little freer.

Prior to this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had almost detained them in the post station in the name of protecting their personal safety.

But after arriving in Guanglin Prefecture, the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had obviously been relaxed a lot, and they were allowed to enter and leave the post station freely.

Emperor Yongyuan also knew that these people were all Prince Zheng's men, and if he continued to forcibly impose high-pressure control, it would not only be ineffective, but would also waste their own energy.

Instead of doing this, it’s better to just let it go.

Didn’t you see that Emperor Yongyuan doesn’t dare to speak directly when discussing matters in his room, and everyone communicates with writing?
I'm afraid that everyone in Jiangnan Road is King Zheng's men.

On the surface, everyone still regarded Emperor Yongyuan as the Son of Heaven, but that was only on the surface.

Li Xuan watched as Prince Zheng politely declined the officials who wanted to accompany him, and then left the posthouse with only a few local officials and followers from Guanglin Prefecture. It could be said that he was traveling in simple attire.

There was already a horse-drawn carriage prepared by the local government waiting outside the posthouse. After King Zheng got on the carriage, he rode non-stop out of the city. It seemed to be heading in the direction of Jiangping Village.

But Li Xuan couldn't guarantee whether the old guy would run away somewhere else halfway.

Li Xuan also understood that it would be dangerous to continue following.

This is also the reason why Emperor Yongyuan only asked him to watch Prince Zheng leave the city instead of following him all the way.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel worried about King Zheng's sudden departure.

"Who knows what this old guy is doing."

He shook his head and went back to report.

When Emperor Yongyuan heard Li Xuan say that Prince Zheng had left the city, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Yongyuan had been living next to Prince Zheng for so many days, and he felt under a lot of pressure.

But he couldn't show it, so he could only hold on, and only now could he quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whether King Zheng goes to deal with the locust plague or not, our next focus is on the Meteoric Dragon Crater."

"Find out what is underneath the Meteoric Crater and King Zheng's purpose."

"We must not let them succeed."

"If the operation does not go smoothly, find a way to destroy this place, kill the people stationed there, and then turn back to confront King Zheng directly."

Emperor Yongyuan had already decided on the final policy in just a few words.

When Li Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but hold his breath.

"Can it be done?"

His heart couldn't help but waver, and he couldn't help thinking about the consequence of failure.

But then he realized something was wrong and shook his head vigorously.

"Being timid before fighting is a taboo for military strategists!"

Li Xuan regained his spirit and looked at everyone in the room.

Even Emperor Yongyuan, who used to call him a dog emperor, now looked more friendly to Li Xuan, not to mention the two general managers who took good care of him.

Li Xuan couldn't bear to see these people die.

"Dry!"

"Kill King Zheng!"

Li Xuan secretly encouraged himself.

"Ah Xuan, what are you doing?"

Emperor Yongyuan looked at Li Xuan struggling around and asked curiously.

"It's nothing, meow."

Li Xuan answered with a guilty conscience.

Emperor Yongyuan shook his head and smiled, without asking any more questions.

"Ah Xuan, from now on you and Ankang will be responsible for contacting helpers in the martial arts world."

"The more masters like the Holy Lady of the Holy Fire Religion, the better."

"By the way, you said earlier that there are masters in the Buddhist sect who have a grudge against King Zheng. Have they also arrived in Guanglin Mansion?"

Emperor Yongyuan thought of this and couldn't help asking.

"They should have arrived, but..."

Li Xuan seemed slightly hesitant.

"Just what?" Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but worry.

"But they should go to Fuhu Temple first."

"But Fuhu Temple is probably in danger."

Li Xuan thought of Monk Chengche's temper and a look of worry flashed in his eyes.

King Zheng has sent the Fire Demon from the Western Region to kill Monk Chengche, so I'm afraid the Fuhu Temple won't let him go either.

But until now, they have had no news from Jiangnan Road.

The secret agents that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had previously arranged here had long been eliminated by Prince Zheng and had been out of contact for a long time.

After the previous contact at Chaoyindu, the Buddhist masters never contacted them again.

Li Xuan thought that they would rush to Fuhu Temple to check as soon as they arrived here, but he didn't know whether they were doing well.

Logically speaking, before the southern touring team reached Guanglin Prefecture, they should have arrived long ago as they were faster.

The Red Scarf Team was sent out to spread the news that the Thousand Vine Demon Princess had returned to the world.

"Ah Xuan, you should pay attention to the news about the masters of Buddhism recently."

"I will send someone to find out the news about the Meteorite Crater. If there is any clue, I will send someone to inform you immediately."

Li Xuan nodded.

Speaking of which, there has been no news from several Buddhist masters for several days, and Li Xuan is quite worried.

Moreover, someone from the Red Scarf Team should come back and report.

For sects that were farther away, they sent weaker members.

After all, the next battle will most likely be between the top three ranks, and I’m afraid even the fourth rank may not be enough.

Instead of letting these passionate team members get involved in a battle that is not matched by their strength, it is better to let them do things within their abilities.

This was the consensus between Li Xuan and Princess Ankang.

Of course, when sending team members to spread the news, they also took into account the background of each team member.

Some people came from famous sects, so they were sent directly to their respective sects and friendly forces to spread the news.

Otherwise, if we just send someone over there, I’m afraid these sects won’t take it seriously.

As for the more powerful hunting officers such as Wei Zhen, they were all assigned to sects that were not far away, but there were more of them, so that they could rush to support in time when they received the news.

After the discussion, Li Xuan came out of Emperor Yongyuan's room and saw Princess Ankang waiting for him in the yard outside.

Yu'er and Sharon also followed Princess Ankang. Judging from their appearance, they had been waiting for a while.

Li Xuan quickly ran over and snuggled into Princess Ankang's arms.

Princess Ankang opened her arms and naturally took Li Xuan, then whispered in his ear:

"Yan Shang is back, and he brought news about Master Chengche."

"Something happened to Monk Chengche?"

Princess Ankang's tone was solemn, and it was obviously not good news.

In response, Princess Ankang nodded slightly, confirming Li Xuan's guess.

(End of this chapter)