Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Gu Chanli ignored him and turned to look at the soldiers on the ten flower boats.

"Everyone, since you are here, why not enjoy the scenery of Jiangnan? For a while, you can have fun on these flower boats on the Tiancang River. This prince will cover all the expenses."

"Thank you, Prince Seventeen." All the soldiers thanked him in unison, not to mention how happy they were.

Originally they all thought that Gu Chan was going to punish them this time, but the reality was the opposite of what they imagined. Moreover, the treatment was so good. How could they not be excited?

Especially the girls from the south of the Yangtze River on the flower boats, each of them is slim, graceful and gentle, which naturally makes the men from the north love them very much.

At this time, another official ship sailed over.

Gu Chan immediately jumped onto the official ship. Nangong Song, who was sitting there, said anxiously, "Are you just leaving like this?"

"Then what else do you want from me? Do you want me to throw these soldiers you brought here into the water?" Gu Chan said unhappily.

Nangong Song was so scared that he shut his mouth and dared not say anything more.

Gu Chan looked at Yan Xishan and ordered, "Bring them here, take them back to the Censor's Mansion and treat them well."

"Yes, Lord." Yan Xishan responded respectfully.

Then he led the officials and escorted King Nanxian and his son onto the official ship, and returned to Jiangnan City with Gu Chan.

The soldiers dispersed with the ten flower boats and went to different places in the Tiancang River. They could not gather together at all. But they didn't care so much at the moment. Anyway, someone would pay for their food, drinks and fun in the coming period of time. They just needed to enjoy themselves. This was far better than coming to the Jiangnan area to fight with Gu Chan and others!

On the other hand, King Nanxian and his son were slumped on the bow of the official ship, their faces extremely pale.

They never expected that Gu Chan could disperse the many soldiers they brought with just such a simple trick, and also win the hearts of the soldiers with the flower boat.

Afterwards, these soldiers were immersed in the land of comfort and had no intention of fighting anymore!

Besides, if they, father and son, were arrested and taken to the Censorate now, their lives would certainly be difficult, but they had no way to resist and could only accept the defeat.

After daybreak, the official ship finally arrived safely at Chang's Wharf on the Jiangnan River and stopped.

Gu Chan and Yan Xishan led the officials to escort King Nanxian and his son off the boat and took them back to the Censorate in Jiangnan City.

After returning to the Censorate, Gu Chan directly asked Yan Xishan to lock the two of them in a room in the backyard and then leave them alone.

Yan Xishan said with a worried look on his face, "Lord, these two were sent by the Crown Prince to lead the charge. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to keep them under house arrest? Should I treat them with good food and good wine?"

"What a bullshit hospitality! Let them starve for three days first. In the next three days, if any of you dare to send them anything to eat, I will beat you with fifty lashes if I find out." Gu Chan said coldly.

"Yes, Lord." Yan Xishan was frightened and responded quickly.

Gu Chan said nothing more, and immediately got up and left the Censorate, returning to the Jigong Temple to catch up on her sleep.

During the next three days, because of Gu Chan's order, no one in the Censorate dared to approach the room where Prince Nanxian and his son were imprisoned.

The father and son were so hungry that they gnawed the legs of the table in the house. Eventually, they collapsed on the ground due to hunger and did not even have the strength to speak.

At dusk that afternoon, when Gu Chan came to the Censorate's Mansion again, Yan Xishan rushed to her and said, "My Lord! The Nanxian King and his son are so hungry that they are lying on the floor. If they continue like this, something bad might happen to them! We can't let them die in my house."

"Well! It's time. Ask the servants to prepare a table of delicious food and wine, and send it to the stone table in the yard outside the room where they are imprisoned. Then wait for the aroma to waft for a while, and then you come with me." Gu Chan said with a smirk.

Yan Xishan let out a long sigh, quickly agreed, and ordered his servants to prepare wine and food.

Gu Chan sat in the lobby and waited calmly.

Yan Xishan then said, "Oh, Lord, the prince's troops who took the water route have already entered the Tiancang River through a tributary. If we don't find a way to stop them tonight, I'm afraid they will arrive at Chang's Wharf early tomorrow morning."

"How many people are there?" Gu Chan asked.

"The spies sent by the Flying Mystical Beast Team reported that there were more than 40 warships and about 20,000 soldiers. The leader was a famous female general under the Crown Prince, named Shuiyue. This time she served as the deputy general, responsible for leading more than 20,000 soldiers by water." Yan Xishan explained.

Gu Chan couldn't help but frown and mutter, "Who is Shuiyue? When I went to Kyoto before, I had never heard of her! Can Tiancang Country have such a capable female general?"

"I'm not very clear about this. Anyway, I just heard that she is a general who has only emerged in Kyoto in the past two years. I don't know which wealthy family in Kyoto she is from, but she is loyal to the prince. It is very likely that she is a master secretly trained by the prince!" Yan Xishan said.

"Okay, it's not dark yet! There's no rush to stop her. Let's first deal with King Nanxian and his son." Gu Chan said calmly.

Yan Xishan nodded calmly on the surface, but in fact he was already extremely impatient.

If Shuiyue were to lead these 20,000-plus soldiers and arrive safely at Chang's Wharf early tomorrow morning, once they landed, the first thing they would do would be to break into Jiangnan City and go to the Censorate to capture him, the Jiangnan Chief Censor.

Gu Chan could have escaped or avoided it at that time, but he couldn't avoid it!

So at this moment, he was very anxious and just hoped that Gu Chan could find a way to stop her as soon as possible.

Gu Chan, however, was not in a hurry at all. She just sat on the chair, crossed her legs, drank tea, and looked completely comfortable.

After an incense stick of time, the servant came to report that the table of delicious food in the backyard was ready.

Only then did Gu Chan stand up and take Yan Xishan out of the lobby and walk towards the backyard.

Soon the two of them arrived at the rear, to the small courtyard where King Nanxian and his son were imprisoned.

"Let us out...we want to eat..."

"Let us out! We are starving to death..."

What’s funny is that as soon as the two entered the yard, they heard the sound of King Nanxian and his son shouting in the house.

As the two had been hungry for three days and three nights, their shouting was intermittent and their voices were soft, which made it clear that they were indeed very hungry.

Gu Chan held back her laughter and led Yan Xishan to the stone table to sit down. Then the two of them started chatting while eating and drinking, not paying any attention to the Nanxian King and his son who were almost exhausted from hunger.