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

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "Even in business, there are wins and losses. How can you always make money? There's no need to be like this, Chief. Just say what you want to say!"

The chief leader then slowly opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming with guilt. "Your Highness, we at Tongfu Inn have replicated the Equality of All Beings, but we didn't expect that the Thousand-Faced Young Master Zhou Wuhen was lurking among us. He took advantage of our men's carelessness to kill them and snatch away the Equality of All Beings!"

Zhou Chuxuan's expression grew slightly more serious. "Chief Commander, has the blueprint fallen into Zhou Wuhen's hands?"

If even the blueprints fall into Zhou Wuhen's hands, it will be a big trouble, and his military advantage will be gone. If they are given some time, Zhou Wuhen can also form a modern army.

By then, not only will their situation be worrying, but the world will also quickly enter the era of hot weapons, causing great suffering to the people.

The chief leader shook his head. "No, the blueprints are with me. No one has taken them! I only created five or six Equal Beings, and he stole them. What bad luck!"

"I still underestimated this Thousand Faces Young Master Zhou Wuhen. They say this guy has been wandering around the world, and that he has accumulated unimaginable power behind him. I didn't expect him to be so terrifying!"

The chief leader's expression was extremely solemn. "My Tongfu Inn is also proficient in disguise. He is the first person who can sneak into my Tongfu Inn without being discovered by this method!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded: "Since he made a move the first time, there will definitely be a second time. We are not afraid of him making a move, we are only afraid that he will be hiding in the dark!"

The chief leader agreed: "Your Highness is right. Now, we at Tongfu Inn have sensed the crisis, so the contract with Your Highness may need to be revised!"

"Oh? Chief, please feel free to tell me!"

Zhou Chuxuan leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, slowly poured himself a cup of tea, put it to his lips, and gently savored the aroma of the tea.

The chief said in a deep voice: "Before, I was thinking of bringing the power of Tongfu Inn to the surface and establishing a country of my own, but now, I have changed my mind!"

"My strength is completely incomparable to your Highness's intelligence. Even if I established my own dynasty, I would not be able to stay in this world as stable as the Wu Dynasty. I don't have the ability to govern a country!"

"So, I think if I want His Highness to truly ascend the throne and rule the world in the future, I want him to send some of the people from our Tongfu Inn to the court!"

Zhou Chuxuan chuckled: "The chief leader really has a good plan. He can take advantage of both the black and white sides. Okay, this is not a difficult problem. I promise you!"

Compared with dividing the territory of the Wu Dynasty, Zhou Chuxuan could accept this method. He could also use this force to check and balance the power in the court and become a chess piece for him to balance power.

"Master, I came here this time to ask for your help!"

Zhou Chuxuan pondered for a moment and said, "I would like to ask the chief leader to send his elite scouts to Qingzhou Lotus Mountain, infiltrate the interior of Lotus Mountain, and investigate Zhou Wanjiang's whereabouts!"

The chief leader nodded. "Alright, I'll arrange for my men to do it right away! But, Your Highness, do you not intend to mobilize troops to surround Lotus Mountain? Your Highness controls the court. Even the Qingzhou governor has to obey Your Highness's orders, right?"

Zhou Chuxuan pinched his chin and shook his head. "It's hard to say. If Zhou Wanjiang arrives in Qingzhou and really wants to use Qingzhou as his base, Qingzhou is now equivalent to a country within a country and will not obey my orders at all!"

"Then, Your Highness now has the entire Wu Dynasty's army at your disposal. Even if you attack, taking Qingzhou shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "This kind of violent military clash must be put last. Once a military clash occurs, it will inevitably cause chaos in the lives of the people and bring disaster to all the people in the world!"

The chief leader glanced at Zhou Chuxuan in surprise: "Your Highness, you've settled into your role so quickly! I didn't expect you to develop such a broad mind and conversational style so quickly!"

Zhou Chuxuan chuckled. "Master, you are too kind. I have something else to do, so I will leave for now. Please send people to Qingzhou Lotus Mountain as soon as possible, otherwise something unexpected will happen!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness!"

At the same time, in Qingzhou Lotus Mountain.

In a hidden cave, Zhou Wanjiang sat slumped on the ground, still in shock. He looked at the young man in black walking around in front of him and couldn't help but complain, "After all these years, why are you still so uneasy?"

"I'm not calm?"

Zhou Wuhen slowly turned around and said with a silent smile: "Brother, if I hadn't been calm, you would have almost died at Zhou Chuxuan's hands!"

"Look at you, you clearly knew that Zhou Chuxuan was a fake and didn't even share the most basic bloodline inheritance with you, yet you still kept him around. Aren't you just digging a hole for yourself? Now look, you've lost such a huge kingdom to him!"

"Humph!"

Zhou Wanjiang snorted coldly and punched the stone wall next to him fiercely: "When I find the secret of immortality, I will definitely kill them and let them all know the consequences of betraying me!"

Zhou Wuhen couldn't help but ponder for a moment: "Brother, do you really believe that there is something in this world that can prolong human life? This is very likely a conspiracy of the Liao Kingdom!"

"Over the years, I've been to the Liao Kingdom and experienced its customs and people. If they really discovered the secret of immortality, how could they have remained silent?"

"Even if they sent someone to sneak into our Wu Dynasty, they could easily bring the things back! But our people discovered it, and this secret has been kept for hundreds of years?"

Hearing this, Zhou Wanjiang's eyes flashed with madness, and an unimaginable burning desire filled his eyes: "It must be true. Emperor Taizu has discovered this secret since the founding of the Wu Dynasty. If we don't trust others, how can we not trust Emperor Taizu?"

Zhou Wuhen was speechless for a moment. Looking at the madness flashing in Zhou Wanjiang's eyes, he knew that he could no longer dissuade this elder brother and could only accompany him.

To be honest, he really had no desire for the throne, but he also didn't want to see the Wu Dynasty fall into the hands of others.

"Have you contacted the Qingzhou army?"

Zhou Wuhen nodded: "Of course, the Qingzhou governor is very sensible. He has concentrated most of Qingzhou's troops around Lotus Mountain. Now Lotus Mountain has been surrounded and the threat is gone!"

"Brother, what are you going to do next?"