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

The man in black pulled Wang Qi up from the ground, his eyes filled with coldness. "I'll give you one last chance. Draw me the city defense blueprints in detail. If there's even a single mistake, I'll have your head the moment I get it!"

"Do you understand?"

"understand!"

After being thrown to the ground, Wang Qi kowtowed continuously. Even after the man in black had left for a long time, Wang Qi was still kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, and blood marks slowly appeared on his forehead.

Late at night.

Wang Qi dragged his tired body slowly back home. Looking at the brightly lit courtyard, he felt a little relieved.

In fact, the reason why Wang Qi still had some bottom line was that he had a wife at home who needed to be taken care of. Otherwise, he would have directly defected to the Liao army.

"Crench!"

After opening the door, Wang Qi habitually called out, "Wife? Is the meal ready?"

"Butler Wang, the meal is ready. Would you like to eat something together?"

Zhou Chuxuan was sitting in the main hall, tasting the dishes made by Wang Qi's wife with chopsticks. When he saw Wang Qi come in, he smiled gently.

But that smile looked like a devil in Wang Qi's eyes. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and a chill ran from his heels to the top of his head.

The hands hidden in the sleeves couldn't help but start to tremble.

Could it be that I was discovered so quickly?

"Husband, what are you still standing there for? It's our honor that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to our humble abode. Why don't you hurry up and accompany His Royal Highness? I'll go make two more dishes for you!"

Mrs. Wang's eyes were filled with joy. She didn't realize anything was wrong. She tied her apron on again and walked towards the kitchen.

Only after Zhou Chuxuan repeatedly signaled did Wang Qi dare to sit down, but he kept his eyes fixed on the ground. "Your Highness, why did you suddenly come to my humble abode? This caught me off guard!"

Zhou Chuxuan chuckled and slowly took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and placed it on the table: "Here, this is for you!"

"what?"

Looking at the golden gold on the table, Wang Qi couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave him a piece of gold?

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing!" Zhou Chuxuan took a bite of his rice. "It's just that as the chief steward of the national treasury, you can still ensure the expenditure of the national treasury in the face of such a powerful enemy. It's really not easy. This is my personal reward to you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Wang Qi was about to kneel down to express his gratitude, but Zhou Chuxuan helped him up: "No, no, sit down! We are just in private, there is no need for such formalities!"

"The Wu Dynasty is in a turbulent time right now. I know you have a lot of money in your position, so sometimes you'll inevitably have to take advantage of it!"

Wang Qi was struck by lightning by Zhou Chuxuan's words, and he knelt down again: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I deserve death, I deserve death. I dare not embezzle money. I am willing to hand over all the money I embezzled. Please, Your Highness, spare my life!"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand: "Get up, I'm not here to blame you today! In fact, I know the unspoken rules in the officialdom. Some things cannot be taken, but some things are harmless to take!"

"So, you don't have to be too scared!"

"The reason you've been able to sit in this position for so long is because I think what you did was harmless and reasonable, so I didn't interfere with you!"

"I came here today to win over the people, or to appease you officials. I hope we can unite and repel the Liao army together, and avoid any chaos!"

Wang Qi nodded repeatedly at Zhou Chuxuan's words: "Your Highness, rest assured. I will definitely fulfill my mission, manage the national treasury well, and support the Wu Dynasty through this crisis!"

"Okay, enjoy the rest of the meal yourselves. I'll be full after just a little bit!"

"Congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The moment Zhou Chuxuan turned around, a cold murderous intent flashed in the depths of his eyes.

This guy is really a slave. I have already given you a chance. If you don’t cherish it, don’t blame me!

After seeing Zhou Chuxuan leave, Wang Qi sat down at the dinner table again and fell into deep thought.

I thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had discovered me, but it seems not. How could such a mediocre ruler possibly withstand the attack of the Liao army of 600,000?

When the defense map of the capital city is completely drawn up tomorrow, I will hand it over to that lord. When the city is captured, I will give him a promotion!

"Hey, my husband, where is the Crown Prince?"

Mrs. Wang came over with food and asked curiously.

"gone!"

After Madam Wang put down the food, Wang Qi hugged her and said, "Madam, it won't be long before we can enjoy prosperity and wealth together!"

"Haha, what do I need for wealth and glory? I just need my husband to be by my side!"

On the other side, the Liao army finally put out the fire and built a temporary camp. Salem Yuan sat on the ground with his legs bent, and for the first time, there was a look of hesitation in his eyes.

It seemed that when he saw Zhou Chuxuan, this man was always so confident, as if he was in control of the situation and could win the battle thousands of miles away!

Am I really his opponent?

This was the first time Salem Yuan began to doubt himself.

At the same time, he also felt a strong sense of crisis.

His army suffered heavy losses and had few elite soldiers left. If he failed to take down the Wu Dynasty, he would most likely be besieged here by reinforcements coming from all directions and eventually be wiped out.

Just as Salem Yuan was about to send his men to clear the way for retreat, a soldier came in and reported, "Young Master, the envoys from Liang have arrived!"

"Oh?"

Salem Yuan's expression suddenly brightened up: "Quick, please come in!"

As a slim woman entered the camp, Salem Yuan's expression changed slightly.

Beautiful, so beautiful!

In such a cold season, her white shoulders were exposed and she was tall, almost as tall as Salem Yuan.

Although her figure looks extremely weak, she actually possesses strong power.

His eyes were fierce, as if he looked down upon everyone in the world.

"My humble self, Princess Qimuge of Liang, greets Prince Salem!"

Salem Yuan was stunned: "I didn't expect that the envoy from Liang this time would be Princess Qimuge!"

"Haha, I have two choices this time. The first is to help the Liao Kingdom destroy the Wu Dynasty. The second is to help the Wu Dynasty repel the Liao Kingdom!"

Such a frank conversation made Salem Yuan's smile slightly stiff. "Princess, you are really bold in your words! So, what do you want?"

Qimuge looked at Salem Yuan's bewildered appearance and couldn't help but reveal a hint of disdain in his eyes: "The Liao Kingdom has been planning for hundreds of years. In your generation, a mighty army of 600,000 went out to fight, and this is the result?"