Ouchi Cat Controlling, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

At the evening banquet, Emperor Yongyuan forced a group of ministers to stay and sit in the yamen to watch the arrest of criminals who had colluded with Song Xunchun.

The new magistrate of Jinghou County appointed by Emperor Yongyuan was also vigorous and resolute, and led the yamen runners to search and confiscate the powerful people in the county.

Duke Jiang Su Dingan personally led the garrison to cooperate with their actions. Anyone who dared to resist would be killed in the street without mercy.

For a while, the doors and windows of the entire Jinghou County were closed, and no one dared to go out easily.

The people heard the horrifying movement coming from outside through the doors and windows, but it was very peaceful in front of their own houses.

Gradually, some brave people peeked out from the cracks in the doors and windows, and saw that the arrogant masters were escorted to the direction of the county yamen like dogs that had lost their homes.

The women in the big mansions cried and begged the military master to send the masters to release their men.

But at this time, their tears and snot were of no use at all. They were all pushed away mercilessly, and could only sit on the roadside and cry helplessly.

"Did these gentlemen offend the emperor?"

The people of Jinghou County still knew about the emperor's southern tour.

A few days ago, the county magistrate repeatedly ordered them to be sensible and not to cause any serious crime of killing nine clans.

Even today, the county government ordered them not to go out on the street unless necessary, otherwise they would be directly locked up in the prison for three days of reflection.

Before it got dark in the afternoon, the county implemented a curfew and drove the people back home.

Who would have thought that such a big thing would happen at night.

The people only dared to hide in the house to watch the excitement, and no one dared to show up easily.

In the county government, Emperor Yongyuan led a group of ministers to watch the excitement for a long time, until no more prisoners were escorted in, and then let them disperse to rest.

The original magistrate Song Xunchun was beheaded, and the entire backyard of the county government was empty.

Emperor Yongyuan took his people to live in the house, and other ministers were arranged to stay in the county posthouse.

When Li Xuan left, he got the eye of Emperor Yongyuan and quietly slipped away from Princess Ankang's arms.

Before the southern tour, he told Princess Ankang and Yu'er that he also had a mission on this trip.

Therefore, Princess Ankang let go of her hand without any concern, and continued to go to her room accompanied by Yu'er and Sharon.

These princes and princesses will live in the same courtyard with Emperor Yongyuan, and will be protected by the masters of the palace.

And Li Xuan will play the role of Ling Ling Miao, the secret agent of the palace.

He went straight to the roof of the county government office and watched the ministers go to the posthouse in groups.

They were forced by Emperor Yongyuan to stay and watch the chicken-killing drama for a long time. They were already trembling with fear and wanted to leave the county government office as soon as possible.

Some people wanted to talk to others anxiously as soon as they left the county government office, but they were stopped by others with their eyes.

Li Xuan walked on the eaves, following them, and couldn't help but snorted coldly.

"Can you handle the quick and decisive action of Emperor Yongyuan?"

He couldn't help but think in his heart.

On ordinary days, Emperor Yongyuan might not be able to kill a county magistrate.

Because the procedures were all about the mutual protection of the civil officials, even Emperor Yongyuan could hardly reach out to the local areas.

But under the name of the southern tour, Emperor Yongyuan could skip these cumbersome procedures and kill them directly without giving them any chance to delay.

It depends on how King Zheng responds next. If he doesn't have a good solution, I'm afraid his prestige will plummet.

The civil officials who had already panicked moved into the posthouse in a mess.

Those with high positions could bring a servant to serve them, and the others came alone.

I thought Emperor Yongyuan would arrange these matters, and at the very least, the local officials would be well prepared.

But when they arrived at the posthouse, they found that there was only an old man guarding the door, and the rest had been taken to the county government office.

Helplessly, the lower officials could only serve, acting as servants, and serving their superiors first.

But these officials had never done such rough work, and they couldn't even do the simplest cleaning and boiling water.

In the end, King Zheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked his attendants to do the most basic chores, and then let them rest as soon as possible.

And important officials such as the six ministers were quietly invited to King Zheng's room to discuss.

But other officials couldn't sleep, and they gathered together and talked about what happened today, worried.

There were many people patrolling around the posthouse in secret.

These were naturally not the guards arranged by Emperor Yongyuan.

On the surface, King Zheng only brought a few servants with him.

But Li Xuan knew that those were all masters.

After all, this was Emperor Yongyuan's southern tour, and King Zheng couldn't bring too many people on the surface, and he needed to abide by the etiquette.

But how could the King of Zheng feel at ease to go out with Emperor Yongyuan with only these people? He also made a lot of arrangements in secret.

They both agree on this point.

During this southern tour, Emperor Yongyuan's righteous reputation is the best weapon to be used openly.

When the emperor tours the country, he can do many things outside the officialdom.

Just like today outside Jinghou County, Song Xunchun was directly convicted and executed.

Song Xunchun's evidence of guilt is as strong as a mountain. Even if the civil officials want to exonerate him, they can only use procedures to delay time first, and then slowly find other breakthroughs.

As long as there is time, iron evidence can also become false evidence.

It is common for physical evidence to be lost or destroyed, and human evidence to die and disappear.

After all, things in the world are unpredictable.

Someday, someone might find a tree to hang himself, or get hit by a startled horse on the street.

Who can guarantee that the probability of these things happening is not zero?

Emperor Yongyuan knew the tricks of these officials too well, so he used such a quick move to cut the Gordian knot.

But this is only the first move, and the backhand has just begun.

"Your Majesty is well prepared this time."

"That's right, Song Xunchun's chief clerk has come out to testify, your majesty should have been preparing for a long time."

"There is still such a long way to go, if this is all done this way..."

"Be careful with your words, it's not our turn to worry about it with the prince here."

Several officials who couldn't sleep still lit the lights and talked at night.

Li Xuan sat on the roof of the post house and took all these words into his ears.

The defense around the post house was indeed tight, but the people of King Zheng had to hide in the dark after all, otherwise they would be discovered by Emperor Yongyuan and could be killed as traitors.

For this reason, Li Xuan easily touched the roof of the inn.

He could hear everything in the inn clearly.

At this time, in the largest room in the inn, King Zheng was discussing with several ministers.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has taken such a thundering measure, what should we do?"

Listening to the voice, it seemed to be the Minister of Justice who spoke for Song Xunchun earlier.

"Song Xunchun broke the law knowingly, and he should be executed." King Zheng said lightly.

"This..."

King Zheng's answer made the room silent.

Li Xuan's perception could clearly "see" their frowning faces.

"Your Majesty means to do it according to your Majesty's method?" Someone asked.

King Zheng nodded slightly.

"Then we understand. It may be troublesome for the prince to pass on the news."

"It's all for the sake of the prosperity of the world. It's just my duty." After saying this, King Zheng waved his hand: "It's late at night, everyone should rest as soon as possible."

"Tomorrow, we still have to continue our journey."

After saying this, Li Xuan couldn't help but frown.

Because he found that the officials who were worried before were now relaxed and relaxed.

After they greeted King Zheng, they filed out of the room and went back to their rooms to rest.

"Is it over?"

Li Xuan felt puzzled.

This King Zheng was also cautious. He was so careful in private when talking to officials.

He wanted to sit on the throne. I'm afraid these officials knew it clearly in their hearts, and they all attached themselves to him.

But even so, King Zheng didn't say some things too bluntly.

Li Xuan, an outsider, was even more confused after hearing it.

"Why did those officials suddenly feel relieved?"

"Song Xunchun knew the law but broke it, and he deserved to be killed. They asked King Zheng to pass the message to the outside world..."

Li Xuan silently chewed on their conversation just now, and felt that these words were definitely not literal.

They could interpret each other's meaning through their tacit understanding, but Li Xuan had to think more about it.

"Is it to make the people behind cautious and conduct self-examination before the arrival of the southern tour team and destroy the evidence?"

Today, it was Song Xunchun's chief clerk who came out as a witness and dealt a fatal blow.

If the people behind started to be on guard and conducted a thorough investigation of the people around them, they might really destroy a lot of evidence.

At that time, if Emperor Yongyuan wanted to kill corrupt officials again, he might not be as happy as today.

If there was insufficient evidence, he would have to enter the procedure, and then Emperor Yongyuan would definitely not be able to take down the other party.

Li Xuan estimated that this was the meaning of their conversation just now.

But he guessed it himself, and when he reported to the emperor, he would only report what he heard and saw truthfully.

Unless Emperor Yongyuan asked for his opinion, these subjective speculations could only be put off until the end.

After Li Xuan got the information, he was not in a hurry to leave.

His mission had just begun.

After sending off the officials, King Zheng prepared to rest with the help of his attendants.

King Zheng's room was unusually quiet. Apart from the noise of the attendants helping King Zheng change his clothes and wash his face, there was not even a sound of talking.

I don't know if King Zheng had no habit of communicating with his attendants on weekdays, or if he was upset because of what happened today.

Li Xuan was not impatient, lying on the roof, squinting his eyes and dozing off.

All the people in the posthouse were taken away, leaving only an old man here, just to make it easier for them to talk behind closed doors.

It just seemed that King Zheng was much more cautious than he expected.

"Huh?"

Not long after Li Xuan lay down, he saw a strange scene through his perception.

After changing his clothes and washing his face, King Zheng made a few gestures to one of his attendants, as if it was sign language.

This touched Li Xuan's blind spot.

He had learned some knowledge necessary for spies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs before, and also learned some simple hand gestures to communicate, but the sign language used by King Zheng was completely different from what Li Xuan had learned. It should be a specially created encrypted sign language.

"Tsk!"

Li Xuan was so angry that he smacked his lips, but he could only silently remember the sign language that King Zheng used to communicate with his attendants.

They probably didn't expect that there would be someone like Li Xuan who could see the situation in the room without using his eyes.

Fortunately, the sign language used by King Zheng and his attendants was not too complicated, otherwise Li Xuan would almost have forgotten it.

However, Li Xuan looked at his little paws and couldn't help cursing in his heart:

"Meow, how can I sign when I go back!"

He didn't expect that his first surveillance mission close to King Zheng would be targeted so maliciously.

After King Zheng communicated with his attendants in sign language, he lay down on the bed.

King Zheng adjusted his breathing a few times and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"This guy also has cultivation, but it's just as unclear as Emperor Yongyuan."

Li Xuan guessed that King Zheng might have some magic weapon to shield his own strength, or practiced special skills.

In this regard, Emperor Yongyuan and King Zheng are exactly the same.

"I just don't know who will win in a one-on-one fight?"

Li Xuan never doubted that these two people would be weak.

If they are really weak, there is probably no point in hiding their strength, right?

But Li Xuan couldn't guess what realm they were in.

After all, Emperor Yongyuan and King Zheng are not idle on weekdays. In this state, they can still practice good cultivation. It can only be said that they are enough.

Two of King Zheng's attendants were resting in the outer room, and the other two were guarding outside the door. It seemed that they were on duty in shifts.

Li Xuan also put his hands in his pockets, curled up into a ball, and waited for time to pass.

When the ox and the tiger met, Li Xuan's ears moved suddenly.

The attendant guarding the door had just changed shifts, and the attendant who had communicated with King Zheng in sign language came to the window in the corridor, opened a gap, and shot out a featherless arrow.

This is a hidden weapon, shaped like an arrow, but without feathers, and the proportions have been greatly shortened.

This hidden weapon is not easy to use, and is generally used by hidden weapon masters.

King Zheng's attendant is also an expert. In addition to the short sound of breaking through the air, the hidden weapon shot out only made a muffled "thump" sound in the woods behind the posthouse.

These movements naturally could not be avoided by Li Xuan, who had sensitive five senses.

He raised his head, opened his mouth and yawned loudly, but kept his eyes closed throughout the whole process.

"Finally I've waited."

Li Xuan's two eyeballs glowed in the night, which was too conspicuous.

Anyway, he could get a wider perspective with his five senses, and it was clearer to see with his eyes closed than with his eyes open.

He quietly came down from the roof of the inn, touched the tree where the featherless arrow hit, and waited for someone to take it.

After a while, three men in black came to the forest.

They had a clear purpose, ran straight to the tree, and took away the featherless arrow.

There was a letter tied to the featherless arrow, but they did not take it off. Instead, they took off the entire featherless arrow and went out of the forest with both hands.

Li Xuan was not in a hurry and followed them quietly.

With his Yin and Yang Qi, he could perfectly blend into the surrounding environment.

Unless a second-grade master unfolded the Dao Realm, it would be difficult to find Li Xuan's trace.

Of course, Li Xuan would be aware of the existence of the Dao Realm before being searched by the Dao Realm, and it would only take some effort to bypass it.

Li Xuan followed the three men in black and came to the other side of the woods.

There were more men in black hiding here.

"They are all quite strong."

The black-clothed men were all of the fifth rank, and they were not weaker than the flowery eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The top three ranks were all top players in the world, and they could walk sideways in the martial arts world.

The three black-clothed men came to their companions, and with their help, they easily climbed over the city wall.

There were already three fast horses on the other side of the city wall.

They got on the horses directly, and then ran eastward.

Li Xuan quickly got on the horse of a black-clothed man, and sat on the horse's butt next to the black-clothed man.

It was pitch black now, and Li Xuan closed his eyes. Even if the black-clothed man turned his head, he would not notice that there was a cat behind him.

The three black-clothed men rode out for only one mile, and they were all knocked down by Li Xuan.

When they just left the city, the black-clothed man's accomplices were too close, so he didn't rush to take action.

When he could no longer detect the presence of other people nearby, he directly attached himself to the black-clothed man's ear and howled like a ghost.

Li Xuan took out the featherless arrow and found the letter on it.

"Come on, let me see what's going on."