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

Erhu reacted suddenly and shouted sternly, a drop of cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He felt a little scared that he was almost bewitched by this guy.

Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly, slowly poured tea into two cups, and pushed one of the cups in front of Erhu: "You don't need to think about this. You just need to know that if you help me, you can achieve your own goals. Otherwise, you will die miserably!"

"Why should I believe you?" Erhu clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh, but he was completely unaware.

"Haha, fine! Since you don't believe me, then after you finish this cup of tea, I'll light the gunpowder and put an end to all this right now!"

"Perhaps your Crown Prince will really be able to kill me after returning to the court, but you won't be able to see it all!"

Zhou Chuxuan took a sip of tea and smiled meaningfully.

Erhu was making a difficult decision in his heart at this moment. He didn't know what to do, whether to help Zhou Chuxuan kill the prince or continue to be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince.

"If I were you, I wouldn't put my life and property in the hands of someone as cruel and venomous as a snake!"

Zhou Chuxuan drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and stood up regardless of the burning feeling in his throat.

"What do you want to do?" Erhu also stood up nervously and drew the sword in his hand again.

"Haha, since you don't want to, then of course we will solve this matter in a simpler and more direct way!"

Zhou Chuxuan calmly took out a small package wrapped in oil paper from his arms, picked up the candle in his other hand, and raised the corner of his mouth with a playful arc.

"You, what's in this?"

Erhu seemed to have guessed something and retreated repeatedly. The remaining guards also acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Didn't you already guess it?"

The smile on Zhou Chuxuan's lips was meaningful and full of weirdness, which made Erhu feel creepy.

He had only seen this kind of heart-pounding look from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before.

Taking advantage of Erhu's distraction, Zhou Chuxuan moved forward as fast as lightning, and with an elbow, knocked the sword in Erhu's hand to the ground.

"you wanna die!"

Erhu reacted and punched Zhou Chuxuan in the abdomen, but Zhou Chuxuan took the blow.

"Ok?"

Erhu couldn't help but be stunned. The power of his punch was enough to make a cow unable to recover for a long time, but it didn't cause any harm to this guy?

"hehe!"

Zhou Chuxuan sneered and slashed Erhu's back with a knife, causing him to feel numb all over for a short time. Zhou Chuxuan then tied his hands behind his back.

"you!"

"Let go of the Commander!"

The other guards shouted in low voices, but did not dare to move forward blindly. At this time, Zhou Chuxuan had already drawn Erhu's sword and placed it on his neck.

"Is your Highness the Crown Prince a match for you? And I can easily subdue you! Of course, I can also take your head right now!"

Zhou Chuxuan's eyes revealed a hint of coldness and murderous intent: "If you don't cooperate with me, I will kill you now. As for these people under you, none of them will survive!"

Erhu's pupils suddenly shrank. All this was beyond his expectations. He really didn't expect Zhou Chuxuan to be so strong.

"And if you die, the most I can tell His Majesty is that you were the ones who wanted to kill the Crown Prince! Do you think His Majesty will believe me?"

Erhu gritted his teeth, this was almost a definite answer.

The real Crown Prince has not returned to the court, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men in the court will not stand up and speak for them at this time.

"Your sacrifice is meaningless!"

"Forget it, there's no point in telling you this! Since you're determined to be loyal to your Crown Prince, I'll send you on your way first, and then I'll bring your Crown Prince down to reunite with you in a few days!"

As he said this, in front of everyone's astonished gaze, Zhou Chuxuan was about to cut Erhu's neck with a knife.

"Wait!"

Erhu suddenly shouted, feeling the chill brought by the blade, and couldn't help but shrink his neck. This guy really wanted to kill him just now!

"I agree!"

"Commander-in-Chief, how could you agree to this? This is a betrayal of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"That's right. We swore to serve His Royal Highness until death. How could we betray Him? His Royal Highness is about to return to the court. If we betray Him, wouldn't we be dead?"

The other guards shouted one after another, still having some concerns in their hearts.

"Brothers, he's right! We are all people who can reveal secrets, and only the dead can keep secrets! We can't gamble with our lives!"

Erhu had been released by Zhou Chuxuan. He looked at the guards and said in a deep voice, "The Crown Prince has a cruel temper. Even though he is about to ascend the throne, he is still extremely suspicious. He will definitely eliminate those who are not good for him!"

"We hold the Crown Prince's deepest secrets. If you don't touch us now, what will happen in the future?"

"It would be better to kill him in one fell swoop! We are only following the prince, as for who the prince is..."

Erhu didn't say anything else. He knew that the guards understood the situation as well, but they hadn't spoken a word because they were worried about the Crown Prince's ruthless methods.

The room was silent for a long time, and finally, Old Chai was the first to speak, "I agree! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is extremely ruthless, and we truly cannot guarantee our own safety!"

"Yes, I agree!"

Soon, the guards in the room basically reached a consensus, but everyone still looked at Zhou Chuxuan worriedly.

"Brothers, if you follow us, you must at least tell us what trump cards you have to deal with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, won't our brothers lose their lives in vain?"

Erhu looked at Zhou Chuxuan with burning eyes, waiting for his statement.

"Let me ask you, what does the current emperor want? A prince who is both civil and military, and who can lead the Wu Dynasty in the future!"

"As for who this prince is, does it really matter? Or rather, the ministers in the court and the opposition, when they take sides, are standing for their own future!"

Zhou Chuxuan snorted coldly, "The prince thinks he has won the hearts of the people, but in reality, that's not the case! Aside from a few diehard fans, the rest can be slowly disintegrated!"

"Later, we will make a big noise. If anyone comes, we will say there is an assassin trying to kill the prince!"

"At this time, the Crown Prince's people in the court will not only be surprised that I am not dead, but they will also become suspicious of you!"

"Whoever comes to the East Palace will be captured in one fell swoop!"

Zhou Chuxuan clenched his palm in the air, then slowly tightened it: "Cut off his wings and follow the clues. As long as the prince's backer is not Your Majesty, then..."

Erhu looked at Zhou Chuxuan in shock, his face filled with disbelief: "You still want to attack the rest of the prince's men?"

Zhou Chuxuan said calmly: "Offense is the best defense!"

Just at this moment, a strange sound was heard outside the bedroom, as if some bird was circling and never landed.

Erhu's expression changed: "The prince's black eagle is here!"