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

Nangong Yanling smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, there is nothing we can do about this. Although I can set up a large intelligence network across the country to monitor the movements of the entire country, I am powerless against these more than 200,000 soldiers and horses!"

"Also, it's said that their movements have become more frequent recently, and there's even a tendency for them to migrate south!"

"What? Migrate south?"

Zhou Chuxuan immediately realized something was wrong: "The southern part is Liang State. Could it be that they want to defect to Liang State?"

Nangong Yanling pondered for a moment: "It's not impossible! Last time, Your Highness, you and Princess Qimuge of Liang Country parted ways unhappy. Perhaps Qimuge is behind this!"

"Humph, Wang Li and Li Yuan deserve to die, but the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under their command do not!"

Zhou Chuxuan stood up suddenly and looked into the distance: "There aren't many soldiers and horses that truly belong to them. Most of them are just temporary people trying to make a living! Those people are just ordinary people. We can't let them die with us!"

"These are all people of my Wu Dynasty. They must not fall into the hands of Liang Kingdom!"

"Immediately issue an order in my name, asking Li Yuan and Wang Li to come to the capital!"

Nangong Yanling looked troubled: "But, Your Highness, why would they come to the capital after doing something like that?"

"Don't worry, they will definitely come!"

Zhou Chuxuan's eyes revealed a hint of confidence: "They will not only come by themselves, but also bring their troops with them. If things go wrong, they might even seize the throne!"

Murong Xue was horrified upon hearing this and immediately stood up. "Your Highness, why don't we set up an ambush along the route they must take and capture them all in one fell swoop? That way, we can not only eliminate them but also protect the safety of the capital!"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at her and said helplessly, "The soldiers under his command are innocent. They are all soldiers of the Wu Dynasty. They are just following the orders of the general. Their crime does not deserve the death penalty!"

"I've already killed countless Liao soldiers before, six hundred thousand, a full six hundred thousand!"

Zhou Chuxuan sighed: "If this matter is put into the perspective of metaphysics, then I have damaged my virtue!"

"Your Highness is right!"

At this moment, a figure appeared at the door.

Everyone was startled and looked over.

A man in a Taoist robe appeared at the door, with two ancient swords on his back, his beard fluttering, his eyes gentle, and his face full of a kind smile.

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly stunned. This person appeared in front of the door and listened to their words. Canglang did not stop him, which meant that this person had no ability to pose a threat to him.

Even said, no threat!

Looking at the Taoist robe on the other person, Zhou Chuxuan's eyes flashed with enlightenment. He slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Master Taoist, may I ask your name?"

"I can't call myself a Taoist priest, I'm just a casual Taoist. If Your Highness doesn't mind, could you allow me to come in and sit for a while?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "Of course!"

The old Taoist smiled, walked in slowly, and respectfully bowed to Zhou Chuxuan and the other two.

Nangong Yanling and Murong Xue quickly stood up to return the greeting to the old Taoist. Seeing that Zhou Chuxuan respected this person so much, they dared not neglect him.

"Master, please take a seat!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and poured a bowl of tea for the old Taoist priest. "Do you know your name, sir? You must tell me something, otherwise how should I address you?"

"I am Zhang Wu!"

When Zhou Chuxuan heard the name, his eyes suddenly lit up. Looking at the two ancient swords behind the other party, the Taoist robe on his body, and the bulging bag, he already had the answer in his mind.

This person must have some connection with the old Taoist priest Zhang Lin.

After a bowl of tea, Zhang Wu finally smiled gently and said, "I didn't expect that His Highness is also someone who understands the metaphysics of heaven and earth. I really didn't expect it!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded slightly: "I don't understand, I just made up a few words, I'm sorry to make Master Zhang laugh!"

Zhang Wu waved his hand. "Your Highness, there's no need to be so polite. Just call me by my name! This time, I calculated that it was time for me to leave the mountain, so I came down. I didn't expect that upon arriving in the capital, I'd see the notice from Your Highness recruiting talented individuals! What a coincidence!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan admired Zhang Wu even more: "Master, since you can calculate that it is time for you to leave the mountain, can you help me calculate the fortune of the Wu Dynasty?"

Zhang Wu smiled and took out a few copper coins from his pocket and placed them on the table: "The Wu Dynasty's dragon vein luck was about to be broken, but the emergence of a true dragon will completely lead the Wu Dynasty to the peak, or even surpass the peak!"

"According to this old Taoist's calculations, the Wu Dynasty's luck will not be cut off within the next five hundred years!"

At this time, Murong Xue was sitting aside, constantly complaining in her heart.

Where did this Taoist come from, and why is he trying to cheat people here?

You can learn such low-quality rhetoric by yourself.

Just as Murong Xue was complaining inwardly, Zhang Wu suddenly turned his gaze towards her and said, "Little girl, do you have any misunderstandings about me? Since you think I'm a charlatan, why don't you give me a question and I'll calculate it for you, and you'll know if it's true or not!"

"What? You!"

Murong Xue's face changed drastically. She had just complained a few words in her heart and had never said them out loud. Even her expression had barely changed. How did he know?

Zhou Chuxuan took a look at Murong Xue's reaction and understood roughly that this old Taoist definitely had real talent and skills.

Murong Xue was not convinced and said, "If you really have the ability, then calculate my birth date and time."

Now no one knows your birth date except yourself!

Zhang Wu smiled slightly: "Miss, this is someone else's secret. If I forget about it, I will suffer a loss myself. Please pay me five taels of silver so that I can cover up the secret!"

Murong Xue glared at Zhang Wu. "You're really a swindler, demanding money the moment we meet! Fine, I'll give you five taels of silver. If you don't have any real skills, don't blame me for kicking you out!"

Zhou Chuxuan did not stop him, as he also wanted to see the old Taoist show off his skills.

Zhang Wu laughed, put five taels of silver into his sleeve, took out a brush and started writing and drawing on a piece of paper.

Seeing him start writing straight away, Murong Xue asked curiously, "You just wrote it down straight away, don't you need to do any calculations?"

"Haha, General Murong, at this level of my master, I can see through your little problem with just one glance. Why would I need to calculate it manually?"