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

"I will never dare to deceive my lady! If I dare to do anything bad to my lady again, I will be struck by lightning and will never be able to ascend to the throne of the crown prince!" Yang Li immediately raised three fingers and swore.

He came from the Western Regions and had never believed in ghosts and gods since ancient times. As for swearing, he couldn't remember how many oaths he had made in his life, and he almost never kept them.

Xu Hanyan bit her lips lightly, looked at Xu Qinglong with her beautiful eyes, and felt sad. She knew that the fight between these two people was not because of her at all. In that case, there was no need for her to make a big fuss about it.

"Dad, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't mean it. Husband and wife always have arguments. Let's forget about it this time!"

"Hmph, since Han Yan is pleading for you, let it go this time! If you dare to treat my woman like this again, I will demand justice even before His Majesty!"

Xu Qinglong had a step down, then he slowly put away his sword and turned to leave.

Yang Li then breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the direction Xu Qinglong left, and secretly gritted his teeth. Just wait, old man, one day I will take your life.

Not to mention that the conflict between Yang Li and Xu Qinglong has temporarily subsided, Zhou Chuxuan came to the Fuling Army camp and found Su Hongye alone in a tent.

Su Hongye was as indifferent as ever, not even wanting to touch the hot tea Zhou Chuxuan offered her: "Your Highness, just say what you want to say. There's no need to beat around the bush!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "In that case, I'll get straight to the point! I've investigated the truth behind the demise of your Lotus Village, as well as the massacre of the villages and towns below your mountain!"

Hearing this, Su Hongye was suddenly moved, and her beautiful eyes stared at Zhou Chuxuan. It was obvious that she also wanted to know the answer.

"I suppose you must think that the people who massacred your village were from the imperial court?"

"Hmph!" Su Hongye snorted coldly and didn't say much, obviously tacitly agreeing with this point. In their eyes, it was this hypocritical court that destroyed everything they had.

"This force isn't the imperial army. Although you certainly don't believe it now, I'll definitely be able to find evidence for you in the future! As for why your Lotus Village was destroyed, the person who spread rumors about it was the previous Prime Minister, Li Nian!"

"He colluded with the local government and the previous Qingzhou governor, sending people to pretend to be you and massacre the people living down the mountain. This is what ultimately led to the demise of your Lotus Village!"

"Of course, that traitor from your Lotus Village was also a major reason why it was breached!" Zhou Chuxuan said softly, "If you want, I will do my best to capture that traitor and bring him to you!"

Su Hongye listened quietly to Zhou Chuxuan's words, then remained silent for a while. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Chuxuan: "Your Highness, you have said so much. Even if you killed the traitor, killed the previous Qingzhou governor, and cleared all of our names, what would that mean?"

"Can my dead sisters come back to life? Can my parents, uncles and aunts come back to life? No! So all of this has long been meaningless to me!"

Su Hongye's eyes flashed with endless murderous intent: "If possible, I will definitely kill all the officials in the current court!"

"It's not impossible!"

Zhou Chuxuan's words immediately froze Su Hongye on the spot. She looked Zhou Chuxuan up and down for a long time before finally sneering, "Haha, the dignified King Xiaoyao, the prince of the Wu Dynasty, and even the former crown prince, can actually say such a thing?"

"Your Highness, we are all already condemned to death. Do you still need to get anything from us?" Su Hongye said with disdain, "You court officials are more hypocritical than each other!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded and sighed in his heart. This woman's hatred for the court was too deep. If he didn't take any substantial action, it would be basically impossible to impress them.

Zhou Chuxuan absolutely did not want to give up on this power. Each of them had very strong martial arts skills. Although they were not as good as Murong Xue and Nangong Yanling, with a little training, they would definitely be a group of deadly weapons!

After coming into contact with Tongfu Inn, Zhou Chuxuan inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.

In terms of apparent strength, he had thousands of Fuling Army soldiers with advanced weapons, so he was not afraid even if he faced the Wu Dynasty's army.

But he needs a secret force to carry out tasks such as collecting intelligence, infiltrating in disguise, and assassinating.

"Master Su, just stay in this military camp with peace of mind. We have strong soldiers and horses in this camp, and no one can threaten you! Of course, if you insist on leaving, then..."

Zhou Chuxuan's meaning was self-evident. Just stay in the military camp and behave yourself, but if you dare to do anything weird, you will have to test the power of equality for all.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We are very comfortable living here and have no plans to leave for the time being!" Su Hongye said indifferently.

"That's good!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and then walked out of the tent, only to see Han Bin and Ma Sandao waiting outside.

Seeing Zhou Chuxuan coming out, Ma Sandao couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, these women are too ungrateful. We have given them the best treatment possible. Some of them have beds that even our own brothers have never slept on!"

"Humph, these women can't even give me a smile!"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand: "You two follow me!"

When they arrived at the camp tent, Zhou Chuxuan patiently explained what happened in Lianhua Village, and the two finally understood.

Ma Sandao changed his attitude and slammed his fist on the armrest of the chair. "Humph, these corrupt officials in the court are really going too far. They should be taken out and killed one by one!"

"I don't know which faction that mysterious power belongs to! Logically speaking, the most powerful factions in the imperial court right now are no more than a few!"

Listening to Han Bin's muttering, Zhou Chuxuan suddenly seemed to have thought of something. His face changed and he stood up from his chair. "Oh no! I think I know who owned the power that massacred Su Hongye and her family!"

Han Bin and Ma Sandao were stunned and looked at Zhou Chuxuan.

"People from Liao!"

Zhou Chuxuan gnashed his teeth and said, "Who wants to dismantle the Wu Dynasty from within? It must be the Liao people! And on that list, only the fifth prince Zhou Heng possesses such strength!"

"Zhou Heng?"

Han Bin was stunned: "Your Highness, that incident happened many years ago. The Fifth Prince seemed to be very young at that time, right?"

Zhou Chuxuan shook his head: "That list doesn't necessarily include all the Liao people! Just like Yang Li, there must be a mastermind behind Zhou Heng who is manipulating all this!"