Chapter 497: Turtle Walks

Although Emperor Yongyuan is Princess Ankang's father, they are not familiar with each other and have no feelings for each other.

And the last time he met the emperor, Emperor Yongyuan was too serious.

Li Xuan can understand his idea of ​​maintaining his father's majesty in front of Princess Ankang.

But judging from Princess Ankang's reaction now, I am afraid that it has not played any positive effect.

But Li Xuan also has his own ideas for wanting Princess Ankang to meet the emperor.

Given their current situation, it is impossible for the three little ones to stay out of it.

In this case, it is better to get all the benefits first.

Princess Ankang now has the illusion of being favored, and Li Xuan wants to make this illusion more real.

It's not that Li Xuan is so dedicated, but he hopes to get more benefits from Emperor Yongyuan.

No matter how poor Emperor Yongyuan is or how bad the situation is, he is still the nominal emperor of Daxing.

In this way, the privileges of the emperor are firmly controlled by Emperor Yongyuan.

The privileges of the emperor were one of their few good cards, and Li Xuan naturally wanted to use them.

It is good to lean on a big tree for shade.

There is a way to use the power of a tiger.

And Li Xuan is a master of this.

"Ah Xuan, you can talk to your father about this matter yourself. There is no need for me to go with you."

Princess Ankang looked like she didn't want to go with him.

It can be seen that Princess Ankang has no intention of getting close to Emperor Yongyuan.

"Ankang, do you hate your father?"

Li Xuan asked, wagging his tail gently.

In the final analysis, the most important thing about this matter is Princess Ankang's attitude towards Emperor Yongyuan.

If Princess Ankang has negative emotions towards Emperor Yongyuan, Li Xuan does not want to force her.

In Li Xuan's heart, although it is important to get benefits and let them grow up as soon as possible, it is definitely not as important as the little girl.

Princess Ankang's happiness is the most important.

If Li Xuan wants to achieve his goal in exchange for Princess Ankang's compromise, it is better for him to change his goal directly.

This question made Princess Ankang frown.

She leaned gently against the fence of the pavilion, looking at the steamy hot spring in front of her, and did not answer immediately.

Li Xuan and Yu'er looked at each other, looking a little worried.

But at this moment, Princess Ankang's voice sounded faintly:

"It must be a lie to say that you have never hated him."

"When I just remembered, I always cried and looked for my father, and my mother always comforted me patiently."

"Until I figured out what was going on, I began to resent my father who abandoned me and my mother and locked us in the cold palace."

"But in those years, my mother always advised me and often thought of my father's goodness."

"But I have never seen or felt those good things."

At this point, Princess Ankang suddenly smiled.

"When my mother heard me say this, she asked me, why do you still hate someone you can't see or touch?"

"My mother taught me that if you hate someone, the one who suffers the most is not the other person but yourself."

"You can not know how to forgive others, but you must know how to forgive yourself."

"Don't punish yourself for the mistakes of others."

"I'm just a child, how can I listen to these?"

"But my mother didn't nag, she just did it silently for me to see."

"Although the days in Jingyang Palace are hard, my mother can always make me happy in the midst of hardship."

"I'm happy, so I don't think about those unhappy things anymore."

Princess Ankang's words reminded Li Xuan and Yu'er of Concubine Xiao, who was indeed a very special woman.

Princess Ankang was able to grow up to be such a kind and good child in the environment of the cold palace, and Concubine Xiao contributed a lot.

"The first time I met my father was at the Chongyang Banquet."

"It was a public place at that time, so there were many people and no one said anything."

"But the second time I met him in Ganlu Palace, my father didn't mention my mother at all."

"He seems to have forgotten that he has such a concubine?"

"Then is my mother's love for my father still worth it?"

Princess Ankang asked in confusion.

Li Xuan sighed silently and thought to himself:

"It's not that he has forgotten Concubine Xiao, but he is just a coward who can't even protect the woman he loves."

Li Xuan thought about it and it seemed that saying this would not improve Emperor Yongyuan's favor in Princess Ankang's heart, so he put his tail down.

The pavilion was silent for a long time, and Princess Ankang turned around and said to Li Xuan:

"Ah Xuan, I don't really want to see my father now."

"To be honest, as soon as I saw him, I felt sorry for my mother."

Princess Ankang was telling the truth, and even Li Xuan felt the same way.

Li Xuan nodded and wrote with his tail:

"I know. Anyway, I just want you to show your presence. Since you don't want to go, I can handle these things by meeting Emperor Yongyuan myself."

"Well, thank you, Xuan!"

Princess Ankang smiled sweetly.

...

Ganlu Palace.

"That's the thing."

Li Xuan pushed the letter sent by Chen Tan onto the dragon case and wrote carelessly.

Emperor Yongyuan didn't care about Li Xuan's attitude.

Li Xuan was just a kitten. It was too stingy to demand etiquette from him, and this thing might not be something he could demand.

Emperor Yongyuan knew very well how naughty this kitten was.

Even Li Xuan dared to tease and tease the emperor himself from time to time. It was a pipe dream to expect him to speak respectfully to him.

After reading the letter written by Chen Tan, Emperor Yongyuan thought for a while and said:

"It seems that the leader of the Money Gang doesn't buy your tricks."

Emperor Yongyuan saw at a glance that Chen Tan's predicament at this time was intentional by Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was not surprised. Emperor Yongyuan had been the emperor for so many years. If he didn't have this kind of vision, he would have been gone long ago.

"How come those underground industries are the foundation of the Money Gang? Chen Tan gave them to us so easily. It really makes people curious about the reason behind it."

"After all, if he wants to whitewash the Money Gang, there are ways to do it. These underground industries can be slowly transformed and all become legal livelihoods. Even if they are sold, it is still a considerable fortune."

Li Xuan expressed his doubts.

Emperor Yongyuan smiled slightly and gave his answer directly.

"This gang leader is seeking help from outside."

"It seems that there is a problem inside the Jinqian Gang that he cannot solve."

Seeing that Emperor Yongyuan said it so confidently, Li Xuan immediately asked:

"Oh? Did the Ministry of Internal Affairs find out the news?"

Emperor Yongyuan shook his head and calmly said two words: "Guess."

Li Xuan looked at him with a suspicious look, thinking in his heart:

"Can you guess so confidently?"

"Just lie to this little cat of mine!"

Although Emperor Yongyuan was very unhappy with Li Xuan's look, he could do nothing about it.

It's not worth it for him, the emperor of Daxing, to get angry with a cat.

"Then why did he look for Ankang?"

"Even if he wanted to seek help from the royal family, there should be many more suitable candidates, right?"

Li Xuan questioned.

Emperor Yongyuan did not answer, but asked:

"When did the leader of the Money Gang give Ankang the underground industry?"

Li Xuan thought about the time carefully, and then answered: "After the Chongyang Banquet, that is, when Ankang confronted the Chang'an County Magistrate and looked for evidence of his guilt."

"When the Chang'an County Magistrate was convicted, Chen Tan took the initiative to come to the door as a tainted witness."

"That's right." Emperor Yongyuan nodded, and then said: "Ankang won a high-profile victory at the Chongyang Banquet, and the audience was all the nobles in the capital. . "

"After that, the investigation of the Chang'an County Magistrate happened to alert the Jinqian Gang that was in collusion with him."

"And the leader of the Jinqian Gang dealt with the Jinqian Gang's underground industry just like he dealt with the Chang'an County Magistrate."

"It seems that both the Chang'an County Magistrate and the underground industry at that time were no longer controlled by the leader of the Jinqian Gang."

"If we check the people behind the Chang'an County Magistrate and the underground industry at that time, it will not be difficult to find out who the enemy of our gang leader is."

In a few words, Emperor Yongyuan pointed out the direction for Li Xuan.

"The magistrate of Chang'an County is from the Zhang family. In addition to the Zhang family, there is also Qingshu Palace behind him."

"As for the underground industry of the Jinqian Gang, you ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help you investigate."

"When they took over the industry, they must have had conflicts with it and fought several times in secret."

"Such a small matter, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not report it to me specifically, but it should be recorded and kept in mind."

Speaking of this, Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but sigh:

"But if I'm not wrong, it should be related to my uncle."

Li Xuan was stunned when he heard it, and finally looked at Emperor Yongyuan with suspicion, and his eyes were as unbelieving as he could be.

"Can you guess so accurately?"

"Did you have intelligence a long time ago?"

Li Xuan came closer and poked Emperor Yongyuan with his tail.

Emperor Yongyuan raised his head and closed his eyes, looking like you can believe it or not.

Seeing his reaction, Li Xuan couldn't help but mutter: "Is it really that amazing?"

Although Li Xuan thought that Emperor Yongyuan was a coward, he didn't think he was an incompetent emperor.

On the contrary, Emperor Yongyuan might have done better than most emperors in Daxing.

At this time, Emperor Yongyuan slightly opened his eyes and said faintly:

"As long as you trace back to the weird things in Daxing, you can basically trace it back to my uncle."

After Emperor Yongyuan said this, Li Xuan was convinced.

"Oh~"

"So you have experience!"

"If you had said this earlier, I would have believed it."

Otherwise, Li Xuan would have thought that Emperor Yongyuan suddenly got wise and was as smart as a demon.

"Then how to deal with Chen Tan's request?"

"Do you really want Ankang to set up a new gang?"

One thing that makes people worry about is whether they will associate Emperor Yongyuan with Princess Ankang.

At that time, if people knew that Emperor Yongyuan was behind the speculation of antiques, I am afraid it would not be as easy to make a profit as it is now.

Moreover, the officials in the court would not give up easily. At the suggestion of King Zheng, they would make a big fuss about this, and even put the previous shit pot on Emperor Yongyuan's head, saying that he was only interested in making money, ignored state affairs, and only cared about plundering the people's fat.

If this is true, even if Emperor Yongyuan made a lot of money, he would feel uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

"You can set up a new organization, but it should be slow."

Emperor Yongyuan gave instructions.

"Try to delay it until the end of this hype, and let Ankang set it up privately, and it is best to make a good name for the country and the people."

"Re-attract those old members of the Money Gang, and through them, you can also check the people behind the scenes."

"Blur the existence of Ankang, so that it exists if you believe it, and it does not exist if you don't believe it."

Emperor Yongyuan's request was a bit strange, but looking at his expression, it was obvious that he had no good idea, and he didn't know how to cheat people.

"I'm afraid Chen Tan can't stand it if it takes so long?"

"If he is pushed to the limit, Princess Ankang will be exposed sooner or later."

Li Xuan expressed his concerns.

As the person involved, Chen Tan knew clearly who was in charge of the Sihai Casino now.

If he told the matter, those wealthy families who were cheated would naturally put the blame on Princess Ankang.

For those who are more attentive, it is not difficult to guess that Emperor Yongyuan is behind it.

"If he is anxious, just give him some actual progress."

"Learn from the turtle, others push you a little, and you take another step forward."

Looking at the way Emperor Yongyuan said this, he must have been tortured by this method.

Now, it is his turn to teach Li Xuan to use this method to deal with others.

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that Chen Tan could not say anything about this method.

Chen Tan was like a donkey hanging by a carrot in front of him, and could only bear the blame for them until the end of this journey.

"If you encounter difficulties, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will help you. In short, you can't delay this hype."

Emperor Yongyuan issued a clear order.

After all, Li Xuan's hype has not been completely over, and it has brought him so much wealth. How can Emperor Yongyuan stop it for these trivial matters?

At first, due to his concerns about various situations, he just wanted to expand the conflict on the front line, create the illusion of war, and buy himself more time.

But as he became more and more confident, Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but start to consider whether to take this opportunity to start a real war.

As long as the war starts and can last for a period of time, it will not be a problem to recruit more forces from the nobles.

At that time, it will be natural to purge the forces under King Zheng in the name of war.

"Wait a little longer, or wait and see..."

Emperor Yongyuan is walking on a tightrope now, and he can't afford to be more careful.

During this period, he had taken down many key positions in the court by accusing them of poor preparations for war.

However, even if he sent his people to these positions, he could do nothing as long as there was no communication between the upper and lower levels.

Being an official is like this. If no one is following you, even if you are the prime minister, it will not work. At most, you are just a mascot.

This is the case with the new Zhongshu Ling promoted by Emperor Yongyuan.

When both superiors and subordinates are targeting you, you can still keep the reputation of a mediocre talent, which is considered to be your ability.

Most of them were labeled as incompetent, and no work could be carried out smoothly. In the end, they could only be impeached and dismissed from office.

Therefore, Emperor Yongyuan was not dazzled by these short-term victories.

"Ah Xuan, you have to pay more attention to the hype!"

Li Xuan looked at Emperor Yongyuan with contempt. It really made him taste the taste of making money and couldn't extricate himself.

He had previously warned Emperor Yongyuan not to indulge in these financial means.

Emperor Yongyuan seemed to have remembered this, and immediately said awkwardly:

"We have no choice but to do this because of the current situation."

"I remember everything you said!"