Ouchi Cat Controlling, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

At this time, Jiang Pu stood in front of Emperor Yongyuan with fear and fear, looking like he was constipated.

At the celebration banquet, he repeatedly looked for opportunities to toast King Zheng, but was stopped by Emperor Yongyuan.

Emperor Yongyuan sent a group of young scholars who were waiting for official vacancies to take turns toasting to King Zheng and asking for advice on how to serve as officials.

The many civil servants on the side were watching with their eyes and anxious in their hearts.

They also tried to rescue King Zheng, but in the end they called this group of newborn Jinshi scholars back, saying righteously that they just admired King Zheng and took the opportunity tonight to ask for more advice.

With Emperor Yongyuan's tacit approval, no one at this banquet could stop them.

These Jinshi had been idle in the capital for many years, and many of them couldn't bear it and returned home, thinking that their fame was nothing but empty joy.

Those who persist until now are either newly promoted Jinshi in recent years or people with strong determination.

As for those who have connections, they have already held one official position and two positions, so why do they need to wait like them?

The Jinshi also knew very well that they and these high officials were enemies. If they had not messed up the official rules, how could they have ended up in this situation.

These Jinshi know the structure of Daxing better than anyone else.

Therefore, they also understood that King Zheng did not have the wealth and honor of them, so they bet their lives on Emperor Yongyuan's side.

Apart from this life, they have nothing else to gamble with.

Facts have proved that there is a future for following Emperor Yongyuan.

The most miserable among them have successfully taken office and become parents-in-chief.

And as long as this southern tour continues, there will definitely be positions for a few of them.

Therefore, they were more anxious to see King Zheng's downfall than Emperor Yongyuan.

Emperor Yongyuan gave them a small task tonight, so each of them performed actively and tried to leave a deeper impression on Emperor Yongyuan.

Therefore, these young Jinshi can put on a good show for the old-timers in the officialdom, saying that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Halfway through the celebration banquet, Emperor Yongyuan took Jiang Pu to leave early and returned to his room.

Jiang Pu had a ghost in his heart, and naturally he couldn't remain calm when facing Emperor Yongyuan alone at this time.

He and Emperor Yongyuan both knew what was going on on the other side of the cliff.

But now the people sent by Emperor Yongyuan have returned with a great victory. There is no need to explain some things too clearly. Everyone knows what is going on.

The two of them let time pass slowly in silence.

One is extremely calm, the other is suffering.

"Your Majesty, the humble minister is guilty."

Jiang Pu hesitated again and again, but finally failed to hold on and knelt down to apologize for himself.

"oh?"

"Prefect Jiang, why is this?"

"You made a great contribution by reporting the rebels, helping me suppress the rebellion, and protecting the safety of Jiaozhou City. This is a great achievement."

The more Emperor Yongyuan said this, the more cold sweat broke out on Jiang Pu's forehead.

The celebration banquet just now was already excessive enough. If it were announced to the outside world according to Emperor Yongyuan's tone, the consequences would be disastrous.

It's not like Jiang Pu didn't feel the terrifying aura that appeared above the government office today.

Even an ordinary person like him could clearly feel that suffocating feeling.

Emperor Yongyuan was protected by experts, so he had no fear.

But what should he do?

The cliff operation has failed.

Jiang Pu didn't even have a chance to approach King Zheng, let alone make any explanation.

And even if he explains it clearly to King Zheng, will King Zheng definitely believe him?

Not necessarily.

The hundred or so corpses outside are all members of Prince Zheng, and I heard that all of them are of extraordinary strength.

With such a big loss, King Zheng was able to say generously because of his explanation:

"Since it's all a misunderstanding, let's forget it."

"We are all good buddies, don't get your feelings hurt over such a trivial matter."

King Zheng dares to say it, does he dare to believe it?

At this point, Jiang Pu has no choice.

Otherwise, when King Zheng's master comes to question him, he will be completely screwed.

Emperor Yongyuan's ability to see through Cliff's plan proved that he knew far more than Jiang Pu imagined, and in this confrontation, Emperor Yongyuan won a complete victory.

It can be seen from this that the strength gap between the two is not as great as everyone thinks.

In order to survive now, Jiang Pu can only follow the path designed for him by Emperor Yongyuan.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so that the humble ministers will know their way back."

"The guilty minister is truly frightened!"

Jiang Pu shouted, explaining everything about the cliff, the words Lu Ji left on his desk, the reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs after leaving the city, and even the interactions with Prince Zheng in the past few years. clear.

Now he can only hope that Emperor Yongyuan can spare his life.

Otherwise, whether it was Emperor Yongyuan or Prince Zheng, it would be easy to kill him.

He must at least win a side for himself now, otherwise his life will be over.

"It turns out that Magistrate Jiang has done so many great things."

After hearing this, Emperor Yongyuan said calmly.

Jiang Pu kowtowed heavily and said to Emperor Yongyuan:

"The sin of a humble minister deserves to be punished by death, Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Jiang Pu also knew in his heart that if Emperor Yongyuan wanted to take his life, he would have done it long ago.

The cliff was enough to kill him.

Emperor Yongyuan hadn't killed him yet, so he obviously felt that he was still useful.

Jiang Pu had been in official circles all his life, so how could he not understand these principles? He immediately corrected his attitude and showed that he was willing to be used by Emperor Yongyuan, as long as Emperor Yongyuan was willing to give him a chance.

Jiang Pu knew very well that as long as his attitude was not correct, Emperor Yongyuan would definitely not show mercy.

After all, tonight he also met those young scholars who were forced to prove themselves.

Although these people would not be useful for a while even if they obtained official positions, at least they were loyal to Emperor Yongyuan.

If it's all useless, then Emperor Yongyuan might as well arrange someone loyal to him as the magistrate of Jiaozhou City.

Jiangpu is also gambling.

Bet that Emperor Yongyuan can still use him and is willing to use him.

Life is just one big gamble after another.

This is especially true for people like them who enjoy glory and wealth.

"Jiang Pu, you should be very clear about your current situation."

After listening to Emperor Yongyuan's words, Jiang Pu, who had his head firmly on the ground, silently closed his eyes and sighed softly.

After all, he is just a duckweed.

Wherever the wind blows, it will fly.

In the past, he had obeyed King Zheng in order to succeed in the officialdom.

Now because he obeyed King Zheng, Emperor Yongyuan took advantage of him.

No one, not even Jiang Pu himself, thought that Emperor Yongyuan would have such strength.

Now that I think about it, after so many years of dormancy and compromise, Emperor Yongyuan has quietly grown and gained strength that no one expected.

In this regard, I am afraid that King Zheng also made a miscalculation.

"For so many years, Jiaozhou City has been prosperous under your governance."

"But I also know that you also benefited a lot from it."

Jiang Pu hurriedly continued to kowtow and said repeatedly: "I am afraid, I am afraid..."

Emperor Yongyuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "That's all, I don't need you to spit out all your embezzled money right now."

"After all, you are now in a desperate situation."

Jiang Pu unknowingly broke out in a cold sweat.

"You, as the magistrate of Jiaozhou City, will continue to be the governor, but the southern patrol team will continue their journey tomorrow..."

Jiang Pu silently clenched his fists. After Emperor Yongyuan left, he could be slaughtered by King Zheng.

Now King Zheng is trapped in the southern patrol team and has difficulty communicating with the outside world.

The masters who suddenly flew over the government office today were clearly not good at first glance.

Without the restraint of King Zheng, these people don't know how they will treat him.

After all, for those powerful people in the world, he, the prefect, is no better than an ant.

So after listening to Emperor Yongyuan's words, Jiang Pu couldn't help but become a little anxious, and even wanted to ask Emperor Yongyuan to take him on a southern tour.

But Emperor Yongyuan thought of a way for him first.

"Whether you can save your life depends on the few days I leave Jiaozhou City."

Emperor Yongyuan said meaningfully.

This was related to his own wealth and life. Jiang Pu didn't care about anything else. He quickly raised his head and asked Emperor Yongyuan:

"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"

"Wei Chen is willing to take the blame and make meritorious service!"

Seeing Jiang Pu's eager attitude, Emperor Yongyuan smiled even more.

"Okay, I'm very pleased that Magistrate Jiang's prodigal son has returned."

Emperor Yongyuan nodded and stopped roasting Jiang Pu. Now that the heat was up, there was no need to pave the way.

"After the southern patrol team leaves, Prince Zheng's people will definitely come to the government office to hold you accountable for your actions."

What Emperor Yongyuan said was not a conjecture, but an inevitable result.

Both of them knew this very well.

Otherwise, Jiang Pu would not be so anxious.

Because he had no explanation at all, he didn't know how Emperor Yongyuan saw through their plan and took advantage of it.

Even though Emperor Yongyuan now lives in the government office and has countless masters around him, Prince Zheng's subordinates are not idlers, so they naturally know how to stay out of sight.

Both parties are powerful men in the world, and King Zheng's people will not leave him any information if they are not sure.

Regarding this matter, although Jiang Pu could blame the other party and accuse them of being careless before leaking the news, the problem is that the other party is willing to believe and admit it.

Duanya's actions caused such huge losses, and Jiang Pu himself would probably not admit it if it were him.

So now Jiang Pu could only save himself and send himself to Emperor Yongyuan to be at his mercy.

"Does Prefect Jiang know how to respond when the time comes?"

Jiang Pu shook his head honestly. He knew that all he had to do was follow Emperor Yongyuan's orders and he didn't need to have his own ideas.

"After they come to you, if they can't go back, you can survive."

"But if they go back..."

Emperor Yongyuan did not continue, but shook his head with regret.

Jiang Pu suddenly understood that Emperor Yongyuan wanted to use him as bait to ambush King Zheng's men again.

Jiang Pu's body trembled uncontrollably, and he said tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, King Zheng has many talented people under his command..."

"Jiang Pu, do you know what's so wonderful about this southern tour?" Emperor Yongyuan asked without answering.

"The humble minister is stupid."

"The wonderful thing is that I and Prince Zheng are in the same team, and we are very close to each other." Emperor Yongyuan said, touching his two slender index fingers together.

Hearing this, Jiang Pu looked up at Emperor Yongyuan in shock, his eyes gradually becoming complicated.

Emperor Yongyuan's expression was firm, confident, and even a bit paranoid.

Jiang Pu understood what Emperor Yongyuan meant.

Emperor Yongyuan wanted to guard against King Zheng, and King Zheng also wanted to guard against Emperor Yongyuan.

The guard forces around them have to be kept in a relatively peaceful situation, which results in not much strength that they can spare.

Emperor Yongyuan himself was the biggest bait in this southern tour.

He bet his life and the future of Daxing on this southern tour.

But the dangers involved were hard to tell outsiders.

The farther Emperor Yongyuan was from the capital, the more dangerous it was.

And Prince Zheng would wait until the southern tour team arrived at a place he thought was suitable.

It was like Emperor Yongyuan was walking step by step towards the fire pit set by Prince Zheng, and when he took the last step, it would be the end.

And Prince Zheng would wait patiently so that Emperor Yongyuan could go to his own destruction.

Even if Emperor Yongyuan created trouble for him again and again in the process of walking towards the fire pit, Prince Zheng would endure it.

Although Emperor Yongyuan had grown, he was still not enough to confront Prince Zheng, who had been operating for many years.

Therefore, he took a risky move and used the extreme method of the southern tour to walk to Prince Zheng's base camp himself, in order to seek a chance of victory during the southern tour.

Jiang Pu had been in the officialdom for many years. With Emperor Yongyuan's explicit instructions, he had already understood his plan and naturally could not suppress his shock.

Whether Emperor Yongyuan succeeded or not, he would probably leave his name in the history of Daxing.

There would probably never be another tragic emperor who would risk everything.

Jiang Pu felt a flash of regret in his heart, thinking that he should not have turned to Emperor Yongyuan.

But he soon came to his senses again. He had never had any options in front of him.

"Your Majesty, I understand what you mean."

"I will do my best to cooperate and make up for my crime."

"I thank your Majesty for your mercy!"

Jiang Pu bowed his head heavily, without any hesitation in his heart.

Emperor Yongyuan nodded slightly, still keeping a calm smile.

No one saw that his right hand, hidden behind the desk, was clenched tightly, with blue veins exposed.

"Uncle, let me give you another big gift."

...

The next morning, the southern tour team left Jiaozhou City.

The prefect Jiang Pu organized the people to see them off ten miles outside the city, and then reluctantly took the people back to the city.

Jiang Pu and Emperor Yongyuan said goodbye reluctantly, and almost followed Emperor Yongyuan to the south. This deep relationship between the monarch and his subjects moved countless people.

The people were pleased with the harmony between the monarch and his subjects in Daxing, while many officials accompanying them silently looked at the face of King Zheng.

The smile on King Zheng's face was obviously stiffer than last night.

Everything is self-evident.

The team of the southern tour left Jiaozhou City, but some people and cats stayed in this prosperous city.

"Is it reliable, meow?"

Li Xuan looked at the lineup in front of him, lying lazily on the table, and asked uncertainly.

"Ah Xuan, why is it unreliable? I think there is a lot of room for improvement."

Wei Zhen said in a hoarse voice.

That's right, they successfully joined the Red Scarf Team in Jiaozhou City.

Tie Niu has been secretly sent to the Red Scarf Team.

That poor child was ultimately useless.

Originally, Emperor Yongyuan wanted to take advantage of Tie Niu's incident to control Jiang Pu's father-in-law.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Pu himself handed the handle to Emperor Yongyuan.

Jiang Pu sent someone to inform Tie Niu of his indenture, and he has regained his freedom.

Princess Ankang saw that Tie Niu didn't want to live, so she prepared to give him some work to do.

Now, Tie Niu has directly joined the Red Scarf Team. Although he is still just doing odd jobs, he has found a place to stay.

Wei Zhen stayed to cooperate with the actions of Jiaozhou City, and the Red Scarf Team continued to secretly follow the team on the southern tour.

In addition to Wei Zhen, there were also Shang Zongguan and Tang Nu.

And this is the entire lineup they are preparing to ambush in the government office.

To be honest, seeing this lineup, Li Xuan really didn't understand whether they wanted to leave others behind or be left behind by others.

"Is it okay, meow?"

"The task is too difficult, meow!"