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

"You, what are you doing! Cough cough cough!" Yale Leng was choked by the pot of wine and started coughing, and asked angrily.

Zhou Chuxuan did not answer, but raised his hands high as if embracing the sky, and recited the last sentence in a deep voice.

"With great ambition, I will eat the flesh of barbarians when I am hungry, and drink the blood of Xiongnu when I am thirsty! When I start over, I will rebuild the old mountains and rivers and face the sky!"

After he finished speaking, Zhou Chuxuan didn't even look at Yale Leng. He threw the wine jug to the ground and walked away.

The scene went from silence to bursts of shouts.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to fight! The Liao Kingdom will be pacified in no time!"

"Your Majesty, I challenge you to battle! If the Liao dare to invade, I will make sure they never return!"

There were endless calls for battle, and among them, many people requested to kill Yale Leng and others as sacrifices.

Yale Leng was completely dumbfounded. He looked in the direction Zhou Chuxuan had left, his mind trembling as a strong sense of regret surged in his heart.

He was deceived again! This prince had no intention of saving him at all!

"Excellent! You are worthy of being a good son of our Wu Dynasty! I approve! Come, execute him as a sacrifice for the upcoming epic war of our Wu Dynasty!"

"cut!"

With roars, as the big knife was raised and fell, the high platform was suddenly stained with blood, and the dust gradually settled.

In the imperial study, Emperor Wu took off his dragon robe and sat on the dragon throne with a solemn expression, with an old eunuch serving beside him.

"Old Six's performance today doesn't seem like that of a fool!"

After a long pause, Emperor Wu finally said softly, "How could such a foolish person utter such passionate words? Moreover, from my observation of his demeanor, I have already..."

Suddenly, Emperor Wu stopped talking mid-sentence and stood up abruptly: "Hurry and move to the East Palace!"

"According to the order!"

The old eunuch responded, then told two palace maids to draw the curtains and slowly followed the dragon chariot towards the East Palace.

At this time, in the East Palace, Erhu and others looked at Zhou Chuxuan, who was holding Xu Hanyan and talking nonsense, with a confused look on their faces. They all looked at Xu Hanyan: "What's going on?"

Xu Hanyan shook her head. "I don't know either. He went out with a pot of wine and came back like this. Weren't you guys watching him from outside?"

"When we arrived outside the South Gate, we were blocked by countless people and couldn't get in to take a closer look!"

Erhu was quite helpless and had to step forward to pick up Zhou Chuxuan and stare fiercely into his eyes: "Look at me! Tell me, are you playing dumb?"

"Pooh!"

Zhou Chuxuan spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Erhu's face, then broke free from Erhu's restraints and continued to hug Xu Hanyan: "Who are you? Get out of here!"

"you!"

Erhu was about to explode when he was interrupted by a voice from outside: "The Emperor has arrived!"

Everyone in the East Palace knelt on the ground to welcome the emperor: "Your Majesty!"

"Stand up!" Emperor Wu slowly got down from the dragon chariot and saw Zhou Chuxuan, who was still drunk and holding Xu Hanyan.

"Sixth!"

Zhou Chuxuan was shocked and quickly pretended to be awakened from drunkenness, kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty, I bow to you, Father!"

"The rest of you can go away!" Emperor Wu waved his hand, and Erhu and others had to leave and watch secretly in the dark.

"Sixth Brother, why do you keep pretending to be stupid?"

The first words Emperor Wu said after he sat down were very direct, which shocked Xu Hanyan who was standing beside him. She suddenly clenched her fists and tightly grasped the hem of her skirt.

Zhou Chuxuan smiled calmly and said, "Father, I have no choice but to do this. Please forgive me!"

"Forgive me? Haha, you've earned honor for our royal family in front of all the civil and military officials and the people today, so I won't punish you! Tell me, why have you been playing dumb for so many years?"

Emperor Wu picked up the tea and took a sip. He already had the answer in his mind. Every prince was coveting the throne, and each of them had his own means.

For example, the second prince Zhou Heguan would take care of the ministers around him and make them speak well of him in front of him all the time.

However, Emperor Wu was not a fool. How could he not see through Zhou Heguan's little trick?

"Father, if I hadn't played dumb, how could I have slowly accumulated wealth, such as this Ferghana horse?"

Zhou Chuxuan opened the door and looked at the Arabian horse in the corner of the yard. Greed flashed in his eyes and he even licked his lips.

"And there's Yale Leng's sword. It belongs to the Liao royal family and is priceless! With these, I'll always have money to invest wherever I go!"

"what?"

Emperor Wu was stunned by Zhou Chuxuan's words. He looked him up and down with a deep look in his eyes. It was obvious that he was not pretending to be stupid.

But his eyes gleamed with greed and an immense desire for gold and silver: "You've been pretending to be stupid for so many years just to amass wealth?"

"Father, you know I have a hard life. I don't have a strong family background like my other brothers, so I can only plan for myself!"

Zhou Chuxuan gave a bitter laugh, then put his arm around Xu Hanyan's waist and touched her dishonestly: "Furthermore, I was able to marry a beauty like Sister Hanyan. Just imagine if I hadn't played dumb, how could I have accumulated so much wealth and have such a beautiful woman by my side?"

"I'm afraid it would have been devoured by my group of wolf-like and tiger-like brothers long ago!"

Emperor Wu's pupils shrank slightly, his brows furrowed, but a hint of disbelief remained in his eyes. "You've done so much, played dumb for so many years, but haven't you secretly accumulated strength to prepare for your future ascension to the throne?"

"The throne?" Zhou Chuxuan was stunned at first, then waved his hand: "Father, your son's knowledge is short-sighted. He only likes to sing about the wind and the moon, spend a few taels of silver, and be accompanied by beautiful women. He has no great ambitions!"

"Father, please give the throne to one of your brothers as soon as possible. I am truly unworthy of it!"

"you!"

Emperor Wu looked at Zhou Chuxuan in astonishment, as if he was looking at a stranger. It was the first time he heard that a prince was not interested in the throne.

But seeing that Zhou Chuxuan's greedy look did not seem fake, Emperor Wu fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a long while, Emperor Wu picked up and put down his teacup several times, and finally said in a deep voice, "Sixth Brother, since I have passed the throne of Crown Prince to you, it is yours and will not change!"

"I will not deny you as my son just because of your previous stupidity. I treat all my sons equally!"

"Father, I am feigning ignorance and harboring no ill intentions. I will always remember your generosity and care for me over the years, and will never forget them! However, regarding the position of Crown Prince, please reconsider your decision before making any decision!"

Zhou Chuxuan cupped his hands again and bowed respectfully, saying, "If your Majesty is pleased, please grant me more treasures so that I can live a life of ease and comfort!"

"Besides, it would be even better if there were a few more beauties accompanying us!"