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

Chapter 16 Mysterious Man, Fish Hooked

"What on earth is that thing of yours?"

After Emperor Wu left, the two returned to the house.

"This is called a repeating crossbow! To be more precise, it's called the Zhuge Crossbow. It can fire ten arrows at a time!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and looked at Xu Hanyan who looked suspicious.

"how?"

"I just can't believe you can actually create such a...miraculous thing!"

Xu Hanyan's pupils shrank slightly, and her eyes flickered, as if she was considering something.

"No, if you do this, won't it arouse the suspicion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men?"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded lightly: "Of course, I have thought of it!"

"Then you still..."

"Do you know what it means to follow the clues?"

Zhou Chuxuan leaned on the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Follow the clues?"

A trace of confusion flashed across Xu Hanyan's eyes, and soon a hint of understanding appeared.

"Could it be that you are deliberately making a noise to attract His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men to test you?"

"That's right, my Crown Princess is not stupid!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded, a cunning look flashing in his eyes.

"Only in this way can I find out his power and eliminate it one by one!"

"Clear? Just you?"

Xu Hanyan's expression was filled with doubt.

"Do you know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been planning for many years and has long been deeply rooted in the court? How can you eliminate his power by yourself?"

"Sometimes, you don't have to kill someone yourself!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled faintly, put down the teacup, and walked towards the secret room.

"You can borrow a knife too!"

"Killing someone with a borrowed knife..."

Xu Hanyan murmured to himself, and whispered: "Do you want to use His Majesty's help?"

Zhou Chuxuan did not answer and turned to enter the secret room.

It was impossible for him to completely trust Xu Hanyan.

This is a fickle woman who can betray the prince in order to save her life, and of course she can also betray herself.

Zhou Chuxuan didn't want to be stabbed in the back.

"Just a repeating crossbow isn't enough!"

Touching the thirty crossbows arranged in two rows in the secret room, Zhou Chuxuan's face became solemn.

"We only have two muskets. These things are far from enough!"

Muttering to himself, Zhou Chuxuan turned his gaze to the remaining gunpowder in the corner.

"If we can make a bomb, the power will be so strong..."

Not only are there explosive packs, but there are also homemade grenades, which are powerful enough to be considered powerful weapons in this era.

"However, this gunpowder is not enough!"

Zhou Chuxuan rolled his eyes and walked out of the secret room.

"gunpowder?"

Xu Hanyan was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, deep in thought. When she heard Zhou Chuxuan's request, her eyes widened immediately.

"Do you know that bringing in this gunpowder almost exposed me, and even nearly ruined some of the Xu family's connections?"

"You still want me to get three big boxes?"

"Three big boxes might not even be enough!"

As Zhou Chuxuan spoke, his eyes scanned the situation outside the window.

"no!"

"I can't get it anymore!"

Xu Hanyan said coldly, facing the bronze mirror alone, no longer looking at Zhou Chuxuan.

"I can't get it, it's a life-saving thing!"

The next moment, Zhou Chuxuan put his head directly on Xu Hanyan's shoulder, with his hands placed dishonestly on his waist and hips, and then slowly swept the mine upwards.

"you......"

Xu Hanyan wanted to break free, but suddenly found that Zhou Chuxuan was surprisingly strong.

I couldn't break free for a moment.

How could this loser have so much strength?

Xu Hanyan's pupils shrank. Just a few days ago, when he escaped, he was still a weak and powerless waste.

"Sister Hanyan, don't move!"

Zhou Chuxuan stuck to Xu Hanyan's body, blowing hot air from his mouth onto the base of Xu Hanyan's ears.

"If you really want to live, you have to listen to me!"

"Otherwise, you should also know the power of my musket!"

"you......"

Xu Hanyan bit her lips tightly and looked back at Zhou Chuxuan hatefully.

"I'll find a way!"

"This is right!"

At the same time, in an inn thousands of miles away.

A man in gray linen clothes was sitting on a brick bed with a chessboard in front of him, on which black and white chess pieces were placed alternately.

The man had a fair face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his whole body exuded a resolute and unyielding temperament.

With a deep gaze and a black piece in his hand, he was surrounding a white piece somewhere on the chessboard.

"Your Highness, news has come from the capital that the double seems to be making unusual movements..."

A figure flashed outside the window and whispered.

"Liannu?"

"Can you fire ten crossbow arrows in a row at once?"

The man held Heizi's hand and paused for a moment, "Give it a try! If it's a threat, kill it!"

"Snapped!"

The black piece lands and eats up all the white pieces in a certain place.

......

"Western Governor Zhang Kejian requests an audience with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The sound coming from outside made both of them startled.

"Governor of the West?"

There was a flicker of surprise in Xu Hanyan's eyes.

"Sister Hanyan, open the door!"

Zhou Chuxuan instantly got into the state and pulled Xu Hanyan's sleeve.

"I'm here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhang Kejian was dressed in official uniform and holding several boxes in his hands.

"Sir Governor, how come you have time to come to the East Palace today?"

Xu Hanyan narrowed her eyes slightly. The position of the Western Governor was not too high, but not too low either.

It has the power to inspect all affairs in the west, but it does not have the power to deal with them.

Although he has a rank, he does not live up to the title and has no real power.

Equivalent to Emperor Wu's eyes and ears.

"Governor, Governor! Hehehe!"

"Greetings to the Governor!"

Zhou Chuxuan imitated Zhang Kejian's actions and bowed.

Zhang Kejian quickly stepped forward and helped Zhou Chuxuan up: "Your Highness, please do not do this. This is embarrassing for me!"

"Governor, please sit down!"

Xu Hanyan pulled Zhou Chuxuan to her side and motioned Zhang Kejian to sit down.

"Thank you, Princess!"

Zhou Chuxuan sat at Xu Hanyan's feet, fiddling with her skirt with his hands, but his eyes were always on Zhang Kejian.

I sneered in my heart, it seems that the fish has taken the bait!

"I came here because I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had developed a weapon called a repeating crossbow, which is said to be extremely powerful!"

"I came here specifically to ask Your Highness for some!"

"I wonder if Your Highness would do me the honor?"

"But what will you give me in exchange?"

Zhou Chuxuan held his head high with a silly smile on his face.

"Your Highness, here are the gifts I prepared for you!"

Zhang Kejian said as he pushed the box in front of Zhou Chuxuan.

When they opened it, they found some gold, silver, jewels, and pearl and jade jewelry inside.

Zhou Chuxuan suddenly showed a look of disappointment: "I don't like these!"

Zhang Kejian's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and he slowly stood up: "Then, what does Your Highness like? I'll buy it for you!"

Xu Hanyan seemed to sense an unusual meaning in the air.

Zhang Kejian's purpose is definitely not as simple as it seems.

"I want wood, small pieces of wood!"