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

"Sixth brother, come here!"

Emperor Wu beckoned, and Zhou Chuxuan stumbled forward slowly, "Father!"

"Sixth Brother, tell me how you discovered that there were bows and arrows here?"

Zhou Chuxuan sucked his fingers and slowly stood in the middle of the hall, pointing to the beam with a silly smile: "It's right there. I was playing with paints when I looked up and saw a man sitting there with a bow and arrow in his hand."

"Son, I found a small door in the inner room!"

"Oh? Take me to see it!" Emperor Wu's eyes flickered slightly, and he followed Zhou Chuxuan to the corner of the inner room.

"It's here! Father, the shopkeeper didn't let me in at that time!" Zhou Chuxuan pointed to the small door in the corner, which had not been discovered by the Royal Guards.

"Open it!" Emperor Wu gave an order, and the imperial guards immediately kicked open the small door, and a bloody smell wafted into the air.

Zhou Chuxuan and Emperor Wu walked in slowly, only to see three or five burly men lying on the ground with their eyes wide open, looking extremely unwilling.

There was a line of blood on his neck, it seemed that he was killed in one blow and had no time to resist.

Zhou Chuxuan pretended to retch and held onto the wall, but his eyes were actually attracted by the burn marks on the table.

It looks like a lot of paper was burned here.

"What kind of hideout is this? How could such a murder happen here? These weapons, and even this map!"

Emperor Wu felt the marks on the wall, a murderous look in his eyes. He looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards and said, "Immediately interrogate Zhang Kejian. I want to know the result when I return!"

"According to the order!"

"That's right, Lao Liu, you've done a great deed this time, I want to reward you!"

There was a hint of relief in Emperor Wu's eyes. Although the Sixth Brother was stupid, he could always bring him unexpected gains.

On the contrary, the other princes have no other practical role except flattery and speaking nice words. They are not capable of governing the country with their literary skills, nor are they capable of maintaining peace with their military power.

"Thank you, Father!" Zhou Chuxuan raised his head and looked at the Second Prince: "Then, Father, is Second Brother going to lead the army?"

"Ahem!" The second prince almost choked on his own saliva. He lowered his head in embarrassment and cursed Zhou Chuxuan a thousand times in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the overseas Liao Kingdom delegation has arrived and is waiting at the post station. I wonder when Your Majesty will summon them?" The old eunuch in the palace said in a deep voice at the door.

"The Liao envoys? My Wu Dynasty hasn't had any dealings with them for three to five years. Why are they here today?"

Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself: "Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Taiji Hall!"

"According to the order!"

Emperor Wu's dragon chariot left quickly, and all the civil and military officials went back, leaving only Zhou Chuxuan, the second prince and others behind.

"Sixth brother, have you been very active recently? Are you feeling too tense and want your second brother to help you loosen up?" The second prince's eyes flashed with anger, and his fists were clenched so tightly that they made crackling sounds.

"What are you talking about, brother? I sincerely admire you and want you to be a general and lead the troops into battle!"

"Last time I gave my second brother a repeating crossbow. I wonder if he likes it?" Zhou Chuxuan hurried forward and held the second prince's wrist.

The second prince felt nauseous after having his fingers licked by his mouth. He shook Zhou Chuxuan off and said, "That's good! But how did you invent that thing?"

Although he learned that Zhou Chuxuan had created it by chance based on the drawings given by Xu Hanyan, he was still amazed by its ingenious design and structure.

"Second brother, is the overseas Liao Kingdom very powerful?" Zhou Chuxuan did not directly answer the second prince's question, but instead pulled his sleeve and asked about the Liao Kingdom.

"I don't know either. How powerful can a small overseas country be?" The second prince scratched his head. He knew some things about appreciating flowers and the moon, but he knew nothing about military and national affairs.

"Brother, I've never made friends with people from other countries. I want to give the crossbow to the Liao delegation. Do you think we can be friends?"

Zhou Chuxuan asked with a smile while gesturing with his hands.

The Second Prince had no intention of listening to Zhou Chuxuan's nonsense, but suddenly something clicked in his mind and he put on a smile: "Of course, of course!"

"Second brother asks you, can you still make this crossbow?"

"Of course! And I haven't told anyone, not even my father!" Zhou Chuxuan whispered in the second prince's ear.

The smile on the second prince's face grew wider, and a fierce gleam flashed in his eyes.

My sixth brother, you brought this upon yourself, so you can't blame your second brother. When you get to the bottom of this, don't blame your second brother for being cruel, just blame yourself for being born stupid!

"Second brother, you said I am so powerful. Would the people of Liao be willing to make friends with me?" What the second prince did not notice was that a hint of cunning also flashed in the depths of Zhou Chuxuan's eyes.

The Second Prince looked at Zhou Chuxuan with a smile: "Of course, Sixth Brother is so smart, naturally there are many people who want to make friends with him!"

"That's great!"

That afternoon, at the Beijing post station, the second prince changed into simple attire and entered the post station in a low-key manner.

At this time, the Liao envoy Yale Leng was sitting in the room drinking tea, with a map in front of him. It was the map he had drawn all the way from the East China Sea to the shore.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, and Yale Leng quickly hid the map in his hand: "Who's outside? Come in!"

The Second Prince lowered his head and walked into the room. He took off the huge black hat on his head and smiled: "Master Yale Leng, nice to meet you!"

"Who are you? I have never met you before." A trace of confusion flashed in Yale Leng's eyes, and at the same time, he put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist in case of emergency.

"I'm from Zhou Heguan, the second prince of the Wu Dynasty!" The second prince took the initiative to introduce himself, then slowly sat down on a chair beside him, squinting his eyes and looking at Yale Leng.

He is eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and there is a murderous look between his eyebrows. He is simply the best partner for murder and robbery.

"So it's His Royal Highness the Second Prince. I wonder what business the Second Prince has in meeting me?" Although Yale Leng looks extremely rough, he is very delicate in heart, otherwise he would not have been the envoy of this mission.

"Master Yale Leng, I wonder if you are interested in participating in one of my businesses?"

Zhou Heguan picked up the tea and took a sip, looking at Yale Leng with burning eyes.

"What does the Second Prince mean? I don't understand. Please tell me clearly!" Yale Leng had already vaguely felt that some of the things this person wanted to say were definitely not to be revealed in public.

"Haha, my Wu Dynasty Crown Prince is my sixth brother, but he was born extremely stupid and cannot bear the responsibility! Therefore..."

Before Zhou Heguan could finish his words, Yale Leng sternly refused, "This is your Wu Dynasty's internal affairs. How can you discuss it with me? Moreover, you brothers are fighting for the throne, and you should not discuss it with an outsider like me!"

"Master Yale Leng, actually, I came here to bring you a gift!"