Chapter 526: Kitten Pushing the Mill

In the end, the eighth prince's rescue made the person involved anxious.

The third prince did not hesitate to wake up from his false sleep and teach the eighth prince a lesson.

"Baby, when I come out, you will die!"

The third prince roared with red eyes.

However, his hair was tightly grabbed by the Eighth Prince, and he couldn't break free from the romantic eyes for a while.

But he couldn't care about anything else at the moment. He was about to use his luck to destroy the goal and break free from the restraints.

Otherwise, if he continues to be bullied by the Eighth Prince, he will have no face to return to the army in the future.

But just when the third prince was about to take action, a loud shout suddenly came from below:

"Don't damage military public property. The goal will be used in the official exchange game later!"

It wasn't Hu Guogong who was speaking with his shoelaces halfway tied.

At this time, Hu Guogong stretched out a big hand to stop the third prince's impulsive behavior.

But the furious third prince couldn't care less about anything else. He smashed the goal with all his strength. The romantic eyes immediately exploded and expanded several times.

The eighth prince was so frightened that he quickly let go of the third prince's hair and shouted:

"I rescued the third brother, I rescued the third brother!"

Although the Eighth Prince shouted, he hid in the crowd as quickly as possible, and then held Princess Ankang in front of him.

"Third brother, there's no need to thank me. Everyone is worried about you."

"Especially Ankang, she is worried that something might happen to you and has been very uneasy."

The eighth prince held down Princess Ankang's shoulders and constantly adjusted Princess Ankang's face to aim at the third prince, as if he would launch Princess Ankang at any time.

Princess Ankang twitched her lips and resisted the urge to throw the eighth prince over her shoulder.

But she still smiled slightly and greeted the third prince who was rushing towards him:

"Brother Sanhuang, are you okay?"

The third prince rushed a few steps in front of Princess Ankang, but stopped involuntarily.

The third prince is now extremely afraid of Princess Ankang.

Although he was attacked unprepared just now, he was still a sixth-grade warrior after all. As a result, he was knocked out with brute force by Princess Ankang, who had no cultivation.

Looking back now, the third prince also realized that something was wrong.

It's one thing for Princess Ankang to be strong, but she's also extremely skilled in exerting her strength.

The third prince didn't feel much pain where he was hit, but the momentum of the hit was too shocking, which made him completely unable to resist and was knocked into Feng Liu's eyes.

This kind of force-generating technique cannot be performed by someone who has not practiced at all.

But no matter how the third prince probed, he could not detect the slightest bit of energy and blood from Princess Ankang.

It is impossible that the twelve-year-old Princess Ankang has reached the state of cultivation that has returned to nature, so that the third prince cannot see the depth, right?

But how could he know that Princess Ankang, who seemed to have no cultivation level, had already practiced several ninth-grade skills to perfection.

Although they are not advanced skills, the technique of exerting force is already like instinct for Princess Ankang.

After all, the Ten Tiger Forms and the Swimming Fish Form are both basic martial arts that focus on polishing the foundation, with special emphasis on body coordination and various simple force-generating exercises.

In terms of this skill, it is not wrong to say that Princess Ankang has reached the state of returning to nature.

"How many of you..."

"Okay, okay, are you working together to bully me?"

The third prince pointed at Princess Ankang and the eighth prince, his face flushed with anger.

"Your Highness, Third Prince, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists."

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. How can there be any bullying?"

Jiang Ying, who had leveled a small slope on the ground, stood up and said as she walked over.

Just now, in order to avoid suspicion, the young generals deliberately chose to avoid it.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ying took the initiative to come over and speak to Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince at this time.

When the third prince heard this, he narrowed his eyes at Jiang Ying and then said:

"If it's a normal game, it should be like this."

"But she just took me..."

The third prince couldn't help but pause when he said this, but he continued:

"She must have committed a foul, so the shot just now doesn't count."

"It's either overtime or a draw."

"There's no way we're going to lose!"

The third prince waved his hand and said angrily.

"Hey, but just now Sister Jiang told me that as long as you kick the ball first, even if you move bigger, it's still easy to steal."

"This kind of action seems to be called physical confrontation."

"Of course, with the strength of Brother Three Emperors, how could he lose to a weak girl like me in a physical confrontation."

"I must have flown out on purpose just to make everyone happy."

"right?"

Princess Ankang looked so happy that she had guessed the answer, which made the veins on the third prince's forehead jump hard.

"Pfft..."

The eighth prince, who was hiding behind Princess Ankang, could not hold back for a moment and couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Ying pursed her lips tightly, maintaining her iron-blooded soldier side.

It was only now that she discovered that Princess Ankang was really good at yin and yang.

How do you ask the Third Prince to answer this?

"You, you, 伱..."

Not far away, the eldest prince, who was squatting on the ground tying his shoes, shook his head gently and sighed:

"Lao San, you can't fight her."

Even the fourth prince suffered at the hands of Princess Ankang. The eldest prince had already raised the danger of Princess Ankang to the highest level in his heart.

Now seeing the Third Prince being so angry at Princess Ankang that his veins were about to burst, he was not surprised at all.

"Okay, okay, the soldiers have to finish the training and gather at the training ground."

"If you keep arguing like this, you will be laughed at."

Duke Hu, who finally tied his shoelaces, stood up and began to smooth things over.

"Are you just going to let it go?"

The Third Prince said unconvinced.

"There was indeed no foul in that ball just now. Your Highness the Third Prince should also know that it was not Your Highness the Princess's foot that tripped you, but the ball."

Duke Hu finally acted as a referee and made a fair judgment.

Seeing that Duke Hu said so, the Third Prince could only snort coldly and couldn't say anything more.

As a person, Duke Hu would not lie on this point. The rules in the army are something that everyone needs to abide by. Even if you are a Duke, you can only operate within the scope of the rules, otherwise the loss of prestige will not outweigh the gain.

Earlier, when Jiang Ying spoke up and argued with the Third Prince, the Third Prince did not use his status to pressure others, but discussed the matter, because he knew the rules in the army.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince, you deliberately destroyed public property in the army. Now you are punished to level the training ground and repair the goal."

The Third Prince looked at Duke Hu speechlessly and asked:

"Does Duke Hu let me watch the Eighth Prince humiliate me and not fight back?"

"Even if he is your grandson, you should not go too far!"

The Third Prince now feels that everyone is targeting him.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince, this is wrong."

"Even if the Eighth Prince's method is not appropriate, it is understandable that he is eager to save his brother."

"You could have said to him at that time, 'My brother, this method is not appropriate, why not change it?'"

The Third Prince was so angry that he trembled when he saw that Duke Hu openly favored the Eighth Prince.

"But His Royal Highness the Third Prince did not do so. Instead, he insisted on destroying the goal despite my advice."

"The exchange match will start soon. Without a goal on one side, what game can the soldiers watch?"

Although Duke Hu favored the Eighth Prince, he did have a reason and left the Third Prince speechless.

However, how could the Third Prince easily accept such injustice?

He looked around to see if anyone else would say a fair word, and found that the young general was seriously leveling the ground, with no distractions.

Looking at Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince again, they didn't know when they followed Jiang Ying to squat on the ground, and carefully learned the little tricks of leveling the ground from Jiang Ying.

Finally, the Third Prince's eyes fell on the eldest prince who had been tying his shoelaces for a long time.

The two faced each other for a while, and the eldest prince suddenly heard some kind of call, and responded repeatedly:

"Hmm? Hey, here I come."

As he spoke, he leveled the ground with everyone.

The third prince laughed bitterly, feeling that he was isolated and helpless.

"At this point, I, Li Zhan, have nothing to say. Let Duke Hu handle it!"

The third prince bowed and responded with great pride.

"Okay!"

Duke Hu praised and found a millstone for the third prince, asking him to push it to level the ground of the training ground, which would be more efficient.

They had just played Cuju, leaving all kinds of footprints and uneven marks on the training ground.

For future use, it must be leveled well.

Leveling the training ground is also one of the most common tasks in the army, and basically everyone who enters the army has to go through it.

After handing this job to the third prince, Duke Hu dismissed the others and let them rest for a while.

The three games just now were just for fun, just to get familiar with each other.

How could there be no soldiers participating in the formal competition? Otherwise, there would be no point in communicating and boosting morale with only a dozen young generals participating.

The third prince was punished to level the training ground and repair the goal, while the others sat aside and rested with peace of mind.

The young generals had no intention of helping the third prince because of his status.

These things were common in the army, but they were novel to people like Li Xuan and Princess Ankang who were in contact with the Daxing army for the first time.

Generally speaking, everyone would come to help the third prince.

But no one had the intention of moving their butts.

The third prince's attendants were originally going to help, but were stopped by Duke Hu.

Duke Hu said that it was the third prince who violated military discipline and others should not share the punishment.

The third prince himself had no objection to this.

Although he had objections to the penalty, he would not cheat since he had received the penalty.

He had been in the army for many years and had long been familiar with life under such rules.

The third prince could get along well in the army because he was noble but willing to abide by the rules of the army and not be given special care.

Duke Hu also admired the third prince in this regard.

If the Eighth Prince had not regained his spirits, Duke Hu would have been willing to support the Third Prince.

After all, it seems that, apart from him, no other prince or princess is more suitable for the support of the nobles.

The nobles seem to be united, but they have their own factions.

While each faction has its own faction, they also need a leader with sufficient status.

Especially in the current situation where the situation is unclear, they need a person with royal status who is not so sensitive to be their mouthpiece.

If there is, it is not convenient for them to communicate directly with Emperor Yongyuan.

The nobles are different from the eunuchs in the palace. Compared with the person on the throne, the nobles are more loyal to the community of interests of Daxing.

The person on the throne can be replaced, but Daxing must be there.

Otherwise, the interests of the nobles will be shaken.

Especially now that there are foreign enemies all around, whoever can stabilize Daxing and whoever can make Daxing more capable of expanding its territory in the future is the wise ruler who is more worthy of the nobles' loyalty.

The prince of Zheng is too close to the civil service group, which makes the nobles dissatisfied and wary of the prince of Zheng.

But Emperor Yongyuan is also in danger and can't protect himself.

Not only that, the martial arts monster born by the Empress Wu, Princess Yan Zhao, makes people hesitate and can't see through the future situation of Daxing.

Therefore, the nobles need a person of noble status but not so sensitive to gain their support.

Although the qualifications of the third prince cannot satisfy everyone, his attitude in recent years has impressed many people.

But now with Duke Hu's full support for the eighth prince, the nobles have to reconsider.

As Li Xuan expected before, this so-called morale-boosting Cuju exchange match is indeed not that simple.

Duke Hu looked at the Third Prince, who was pushing the millstone and leveling the training ground alone, and his thoughts turned.

The fight between the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince involved too many bets from the nobles, and they could not afford to be careless.

But at this moment, Duke Hu's expression changed slightly.

Princess Ankang also found a millstone from somewhere and started pushing it on the training ground.

The Third Prince was stunned, and then said unceremoniously:

"Hey, don't think I will forgive you just like this!"

"You are responsible for my two humiliations, and I will definitely remember this grudge for the rest of my life."

The Third Prince gritted his teeth and said.

The last time was the hateful black cat raised by Princess Ankang, and this time it was Princess Ankang herself.

It seemed that playing Cuju with Princess Ankang was something that was destined to be incompatible, and the Third Prince never had a good ending.

Princess Ankang didn't care at all and laughed:

"I really didn't mean it."

The third prince glared, how could he believe this.

"Okay, maybe there is a little subjective intention."

"But I am more for grabbing the ball and winning the game."

"I really don't mean it against you."

After Princess Ankang finished speaking, she stopped explaining and continued to push the stone mill to level the training ground.

Li Xuan and Yu'er also came over and fiddled with the stone mill with Princess Ankang. Jiang Ying also came over to teach them how to use it.

A heavy stone mill was regarded as a new toy by the three little ones.

Especially when she saw that Li Xuan's small body could actually push the stone mill, Jiang Ying was shocked and called others to come and watch.

The third prince saw that everyone was watching the kitten pushing the mill, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

At first, he thought that Princess Ankang approached him with some purpose, but now it seems that she really saw the stone mill and played with it.

The eldest prince found himself sitting alone at the sidelines, so he touched his nose and sneaked over to watch the miraculous kitten pushing the millstone.

Duke Hu looked at the young people gathering harmoniously on the training ground, his expression a little dazed, as if he was touched.

Looking at Princess Ankang, who was pushing the millstone with her kitten in her arms, Duke Hu gradually became thoughtful.