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

Soon, this idea was rejected in Su Hongye's mind.

Are you kidding me? He's a member of the imperial court. Judging from the behavior of those corrupt officials, who knows what conspiracy this time. There's no way he'll be fooled!

"Second in command, what should we do?" One of his subordinates came to Su Hongye and asked softly, her eyes full of resentment and resentment.

If it weren't for this bunch of corrupt officials, they would still be living freely in Lotus Mountain. How could they have fallen to this point, living in darkness and like pigs and dogs!

Su Hongye looked around at the busy Fulingshan soldiers and the towering walls, narrowed her eyes, and made a decision in her heart: "Go down and tell the sisters, do whatever they ask us to do first!"

"Yes, the second in charge!"

Su Hongye exhaled lightly, and there was no hope in her eyes any longer, but she still wanted to do her best to protect these sisters. Even if only one or two people could survive, Lotus Village would not be destroyed!

In this military camp of thousands of people, even if their shackles were removed, the sisters had been tortured for countless days and could only exert less than 30% of their combat effectiveness. If they really fought hard, their chances of winning would be slim.

The next morning, Zhou Chuxuan had just finished breakfast when he was summoned by a young eunuch who said that Emperor Wu wanted him to attend the morning court without delay.

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly startled and looked up at the sky. Why did this morning court last so long and not end yet?

Moreover, he was already an idle prince. There was nothing that required him to attend court on weekdays. If he was called in during the morning court session, there could only be one explanation: someone had reported him.

"Oh, there is really no time to relax!" Zhou Chuxuan shook his head, then put on his clothes and followed the eunuch to the Taiji Hall.

As soon as he entered the Taiji Hall, Zhou Chuxuan felt that the atmosphere around him was very wrong. All the civil and military officials looked at him with extremely strange eyes.

"My son, please pay homage to your father!"

The Emperor's cold and majestic eyes shot directly at Zhou Chuxuan. "Sixth Brother, I heard that you secretly released all 100 female prisoners from the iron foundry. Is this true?"

Zhou Chuxuan's heart trembled, and he immediately looked at Yang Li and others. Sure enough, he saw that Yang Li looked gloating, as if he was afraid that Zhou Chuxuan was living comfortably.

He sneered in his heart, haha, even if he became an idle prince, this group of people were still thinking about how to suppress him and how to kill him.

"Your Majesty, I, your son, am short of armaments for the Fuling Army outside the city. I went looking for the iron foundry, but they don't have any extra manpower besides the prisoners. This is the only option I can resort to!"

"Humph!"

Emperor Wu snorted coldly, his brows filled with gloom, clearly extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Chuxuan's behavior. "Did you know that those prisoners were originally bandits from Lotus Village? They are committing all kinds of evil, even threatening babies. I had to send troops to wipe them out with great difficulty. Do you know how dangerous they are?"

"If we let these hundred or so people escape, it would be no less than a rebellion of thousands of bandits! Do you understand?"

Faced with Emperor Wu's harsh questioning, Second Prince Zhou Heguan quickly seized the opportunity to retort, "Haha, Sixth Brother, how could you possibly consider so much? I'm afraid Sixth Brother has become somewhat twisted now, desperately wanting to find himself through women."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the ministers changed and they all lowered their heads. Only a brainless guy like the Second Prince could say such words!

Isn't this a humiliation to the entire royal family?

As expected, Emperor Wu's face darkened and he shouted in a deep voice, "Second Brother, stop talking nonsense!"

Yang Li stepped forward and said, "Father, the Fuling Army under King Xiaoyao are all converted bandits. They are inherently unstable. If we continue to allow these women to mix with them, I'm afraid it won't be long before they rebel again!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these women are even more brutal and bloodthirsty than those in the Fuling Army. They must not be allowed to mix together, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

Except for Xu Qinglong, all the other civil and military officials advised that the Fuling Army and the female prisoners be separated.

"Sixth Brother, what do you think?"

Emperor Wu looked dignified and asked in a deep voice. He was unwilling to force Zhou Chuxuan into a desperate situation unless it was absolutely necessary. He would give him room to maneuver in everything!

Otherwise, Zhou Chuxuan's prestige in the army is still very high. After the Royal Guards and Imperial Guards obtained Zhou Chuxuan's crossbows and muskets, their combat effectiveness doubled, and they now respect Zhou Chuxuan very much.

Zhou Chuxuan smiled faintly: "Father, I think that although these people are all bandits, I don't see too much violence and bloodshed in their eyes, so the rumors about them committing all kinds of evil are still worth considering!"

"Haha, sixth brother, you are really compassionate. How come you see no evil in everyone's eyes? Why can't I see it?" Zhou Heguan was simple-minded and naturally would not miss any opportunity to mock Zhou Chuxuan.

Zhou Chuxuan didn't choose to remain silent this time. Instead, he spoke directly, "Back then, the Fuling Army was suppressing bandits along the coast and was accused of committing all sorts of crimes. But now, it turns out that the Qinzhou prefect deceived his superiors and subordinates and randomly accused the Fuling Army of crimes! What? Isn't this example enough?"

The civil and military officials were silent for a while. Indeed, this was a real and vivid example right before their eyes, and they had no way to refute it.

The Emperor was also strangely silent for a while, but a barely perceptible cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes. After a while, the Emperor said in a deep voice: "Sixth Brother, then you should investigate this matter! If the investigation truly proves that these people in Lotus Village were wrongly accused, I can spare their death penalty!"

"But, the premise is that you only have one month. If you exceed one month, I will execute them!"

Zhou Chuxuan bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, your son, bows to thank you!"

"No need to thank me, just go and do what you should do!"

Emperor Wu waved his hand, and it was not until Zhou Chuxuan walked out of the hall that the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall gradually began to discuss.

"Why do every wave of bandits become good guys when they reach King Xiaoyao? So they are the good guys when they take over the mountain and become kings, and we are the bad guys?"

"Shh! Shut up! How can you say such things in the court?"

Xu Qinglong still stood in front of a group of civil servants, squinting his eyes, pretending that he could see nothing and hear nothing.

After scanning the crowd, Emperor Wu returned his gaze to Yang Li. "Prince, the Sixth Elder's men are weak. I order you to dispatch the Imperial Guards to assist when necessary!"

Yang Li immediately understood what the Emperor meant and bowed, "I obey your command!"