Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

"I really didn't expect that there would be such a secret passage in Tongfu Inn that leads to nowhere!" Zhou Chuxuan, walking in the secret passage, looked at the dark environment around him and couldn't help but sigh.

The proprietress covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sir, you're joking. Tongfu Inn has stood firm in the Wu Dynasty for hundreds of years. It can't be that it's just relying on a promise left by our ancestors, right?"

"And the Red Book and Iron Certificate, although it can protect the Tongfu Inn, the inns are spread all over the country, and just one Red Book and Iron Certificate is not enough!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded and continued to follow the proprietress downwards. It was a deep corridor and he could clearly feel that it was descending, which meant that the inn's headquarters was most likely located below Tongfu Inn and even the entire Qinzhou City.

Finally, after walking for about a cup of tea, Zhou Chuxuan saw the light.

The moment he stepped onto the flat ground, Zhou Chuxuan was completely shocked by the scene in front of him. This was not a cellar nest at all, it was clearly a magnificent underground palace!

Under the guidance of the proprietress, Zhou Chuxuan came to the lobby and saw a man with his back to him, his whole body covered in a black robe. When he turned around, he could only see a silver-white mask and not his real face.

"Boss, the people have arrived!"

The man in black robe waved his hand, signaling the proprietress to go down.

"Sit down, Your Highness!"

"My name is Gongsun Long. I have been in charge of the Tongfu Inn for nearly thirty years! This is the first time I've been involved in an incident related to the imperial court! It seems that the imperial court of the Wu Dynasty is finally experiencing an undercurrent!"

Zhou Chuxuan narrowed his eyes slightly. The man before him was extremely mysterious. He couldn't figure out his purpose at all. He could only say softly, "The development of the dynasty is bound to go through this process. It's inevitable!"

"hehe!"

Gongsun Long smiled, his voice neutral, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "Your Highness has such a broad mind, and I admire you. However...Your Highness has been causing quite a bit of noise in my inn these past two days!"

Zhou Chuxuan bowed slightly and said, "I apologize to Mr. Gongsun! I'm sorry for bothering you these past two days!"

"It's alright to bother you, but it's not my intention to help you. I'm just a branch leader. Helping you is the intention of our leader, and the previous request was also made by the leader!"

Looking at the cold and gloomy eyes behind Gongsun Long's mask, Zhou Chuxuan took a breath of cold air. Such a ruthless character could only serve as a branch leader in Tongfu Inn. How much terrifying power was hidden in this Tongfu Inn?

"Alright, Your Highness, you don't need to test me, nor do you need to test the Chief Commander!" Gongsun Long seemed to have guessed Zhou Chuxuan's thoughts long ago. He waved his hand and smiled, "The Chief Commander asked me to bring you a message. He said that the current court is not the court you think it is, and the current Emperor is not the Emperor you think it is. Don't believe what you see, because what you see may not be the truth!"

Zhou Chuxuan clenched his fists slightly: "Okay, I understand!"

"No, you don't understand!" Gongsun Long shook his head. "The chief leader had long expected you to say that, so he left one last word. The Wu Dynasty's lifespan hasn't come to an end yet. I hope Your Highness will take care of himself!"

Zhou Chuxuan was suddenly shocked. Who on earth was this Tongfu Inn's chief leader? How could he understand his inner thoughts? And this was a thought he had rarely shared with outsiders!

"I know Your Highness is shocked, but this is indeed what our leader intended!" Gongsun Long said with a smile, "The leader said that once the time is right, he will definitely help you without Your Highness' invitation!"

Zhou Chuxuan slowly stood up, staring intently at Gongsun Long. He remained silent for a long moment, seemingly contemplating or weighing his options. Finally, he simply bowed and clasped his hands together. "In that case, thank the Chief Leader for me! And thank Tongfu Inn for your help!"

After returning to the guest room, three days later, the imperial edict from the court arrived.

"Qin Ming, the governor of Qinzhou City, is a wicked man with evil ambitions. He framed the Fuling Army and murdered countless local civilians. He will be taken to the capital and beheaded!"

After the imperial envoy finished reading the imperial edict, Qin Ming was stunned and collapsed on the ground: "Your Highness, please save me. It's not like this, it's not like this, it's all..."

"Snapped!"

Qin Ming was knocked unconscious by the Jinyiwei and taken away. Zhou Chuxuan slowly walked over to Yang Li and said, "Looks like we can set off back to the capital soon!"

Yang Li glanced at him and asked, "Have you already found the Fuling Army?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled but did not answer. He was extremely worried about Yang Li, his temporary ally. How could he possibly tell him what was in his heart? He was afraid that Yang Li would be eager to bare his fangs at him when he returned to the capital.

"Very good! It seems that the prince still has some ability, but we are now cooperative allies. Is it necessary for the prince to be so wary of me?" Yang Li said dissatisfiedly with his hands folded in front of his chest.

Next to Zhou Chuxuan, Murong Xue's eyes were murderous, and she wished she could chop Yang Li in half with a single sword.

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Shadowless Mountain.

"Brother, brother! The Crown Prince is here!"

One day, Han Bin was practicing martial arts with Ma Sandao when he heard one of his generals coming to report.

"Hurry, we must be vindicated!" Han Bin excitedly threw down the weapon in his hand and was about to go forward, but was stopped by Ma Sandao.

"Brother, shouldn't we be more careful? After all, doesn't the evidence point to the old emperor?" Ma Sandao was surprisingly calm at this moment: "If we get ambushed, we can't let these thousands of brothers die with us!"

Han Bin kicked Ma Sandao and cursed, "Second Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be that kind of person?"

As they spoke, Zhou Chuxuan had already arrived not far from the two of them and said with a smile, "General Han, congratulations to General Han for wiping out the bandits. I'll reward you with 5,000 sets of armor for the Imperial Guard, 10,000 taels of silver, and 5,000 pieces of silk and satin!"

Hearing about these rewards, Han Bin was not very moved. He came to Zhou Chuxuan, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ma Sandao said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, we don't care about armor or silver. We just hope that this kind of thing won't happen again!"

Zhou Chuxuan chuckled: "From now on, I will build a military camp for you outside the capital, and you will be stationed there! If something like this happens again, you don't have to hide anymore, just beat him up!"

"Okay, Your Highness, this is what you said, fuck him!" Ma Sandao rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Second!"

Han Bin rolled his eyes at him helplessly.

"Let's go, General Han! There are people waiting for us to return to the capital!"

"who is it?"