It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 582 How to Fight a Tiger
Not to mention Liu Yi's rage in the court, just the fact that Liu Yao and his men were standing at the gate of Liu Yi's villa was also a headache.

Because the tiger was sealed in the yard, it did not pose a threat for the time being, but more people gathered to watch. Liu Yao even saw Liu Cheng and Cao Zheng with a few young generals from the Shaoying Group scattered among the crowd, looking like they were listening to gossip, and their little faces were quite serious.

Only Cao Zheng looked a little tired, and he was so sleepy that he kept yawning.

Liu Cheng took out a small pancake and broke off half of it for him, but the pancake was very dry and both of them felt a little choked.

Because Liu Yao was glaring at them, the two kids became even more nervous and stuffed all the biscuits into their mouths. As a result, they beat their chests for a long time and didn't swallow a single bite.

Deputy General Wei Xing also saw the two of them, and quickly asked the guards to find some cold water from a nearby teahouse and forced them to drink it.

For a while, Liu Yao did not make any movement, and more people gathered around to watch. Everyone was talking to each other, discussing the origin of the tiger. Some people were very worried, "This tiger should not be hungry, otherwise it would not have hurt anyone along the way. However, it must be hungry if it is trapped in this yard. It would be terrible if it ran out and hurt someone."

Others held another idea: "Pingyang City has never been in trouble, let alone a tiger entering the city. I'm afraid something big is going to happen. Is it God who sent this tiger to warn us?"

As soon as these words came out, the people around panicked again, and they all looked at Liu Yao secretly. Everyone knew that Liu Yao had returned from a defeat, and he would probably spend the winter here before making new plans. So, would Liu Yao bring those enemies with him? Would Pingyang City be unable to defend? Would there be a bloodbath in Pingyang City?

The more they talked, the more panicked they became, and people's voices became a buzzing noise.

Deputy General He Chi stood beside Liu Yao and whispered, "This house belongs to the Crown Prince. We can't go in."

Liu Yao raised his eyebrows, "We still need to talk to the emperor about this matter."

"Well, and I heard that Liu Yi doesn't come here very often, but there are still many slaves here. No one knows what's inside and who lives there." He Chi's voice became a little softer. "The Crown Prince has a general who has been very powerful recently. He also wiped out the bandits who wanted to come and attack us nearby. So the court and the army think he is... very good."

He Chi did not dare to say more, because they had just returned from a defeat, and Liu Yi was in high spirits. He did not know that Emperor Liu Cong had secretly wanted to get rid of Liu Yi, and still felt that the Crown Prince had great power and should not be provoked.

Liu Yao didn't say anything, thinking about this matter in his mind. Before, Yang Xianrong said that she was ready to take action, but he didn't know how to do it. Now that the tiger has entered Liu Yi's villa, Yang Xianrong should be informed as soon as possible. He looked for Liu Cheng and Cao Zheng in the crowd again, but the two children were still drinking water vigorously, looking like they hadn't drunk water for several days.

He thought again, Liu Cong should have known the news, and he would probably tell Yang Xianrong. So, what he had to do now was to catch or kill the tiger and restore Pingyang to normal order as soon as possible. Otherwise, the people would be nervous about this matter and would be unwilling to go out to work, which would be very troublesome.

"Capture the tiger..." He just opened his mouth and He Chi immediately shook his head, "General, this is a tiger. Several guards were scratched by it in Phoenix Ridge before. We are good at fighting, but we are not good at catching tigers. We should find some hunters for this, right?"

"Then let's go find the hunters in Phoenix Ridge." Liu Yao thought that made sense, but he added, "Prepare some ropes and nets. If a tiger escapes, we will have a response and be able to stop it."

"Yes." He Chi nodded immediately and went to work. At this time, Wei Xing returned to Liu Yao and asked, "General, our guards cannot enter this place casually. We still need the emperor's order. Your official position is lower than that of the crown prince..."

He was really direct in his words, which made Liu Yao so angry that he rolled his eyes at him before nodding, "Alright, act as if I didn't know. You guys go get ready too, and find some bows and arrows, ropes, and a big cage. We still have to catch the tiger as soon as possible."

"Yes." Wei Xing also quickly bowed and turned away.

What can Liu Yao do now? He can only stand guard at the door and watch.

He even wondered, if he flew over the wall of the villa to check on the tiger, would it be considered as entering Liu Yi's territory, and would he be reported to the police and make a big fuss?

The courtyard has been renovated. The black painted gate looks very noble, and the rammed earth wall is a bit out of place. It is said that they originally wanted to build a brick wall in the style of the imperial palace, but the nearby brick kiln collapsed due to heavy rain, and they could not make so many wall bricks at once. Therefore, they could only build the earth wall in the form of rammed earth first, and wait for a period of time until the brick kiln was rebuilt before building the brick wall.

There were a lot of gossips and thoughts, and Liu Yao was even more irritated. In addition, the buzz of people talking around him became louder, and everyone was not afraid now, but excited. After a while, a few brave young people ran to Liu Yao and asked if they could go in and fight the tiger?

Liu Yao waved his hand and asked the guards to drive all the people away. He also requested that there should be as little movement of people as possible within a three-mile radius until the tiger was caught.

After waiting for an hour, there was no imperial edict from Emperor Liu Cong.

So, should we rush in and catch the tiger?

He Chi found ten hunters, and Wei Xing found a carpenter to make a big cage temporarily. In less than half a day, they were all ready. However, no one dared to act rashly.

This delay lasted until dark. Liu Yao was tired of standing at the door, so he said goodbye to He Chi and went straight into the palace.

The lights were bright inside and outside the palace. Liu Cong had set up dinner and was chatting and laughing with his concubines while eating. When he saw Liu Yao coming in, he just stretched out his hand to him, indicating that they could eat together.

As soon as Liu Yao sat down, he saw Liu Yi walking in with his shoes on and a small wine pot. He must have drunk too much and went to the toilet, and now he came back to drink more. Liu Yao didn't care much and asked Liu Cong directly: "Your Majesty, the tiger is still in the yard. We need to send someone to catch the tiger. But the other courtyard belongs to the Crown Prince, can you let me in?"

"Are you going to lead the troops in?" Liu Yi had drunk a lot and his face was red.

"Of course we need guards and hunters. They are all experienced and should be able to deal with tigers." Liu Yao stood up and spoke to Liu Cong very respectfully. Liu Cong looked at him, smiled and drank a large glass of wine before saying, "This is the Crown Prince's villa. It is not convenient for you to lead troops in. If you follow my idea, you can trap the tiger in that yard. It will starve to death in seven or eight days, saving everyone from catching it. What if one gets injured? That would be terrible."

"That's right." Liu Yi glared, "You've already sealed the gate of my villa, what else do you want?"