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

"Black Hawk?"

Zhou Chuxuan looked puzzled as he watched Erhu run out the door. When he came back, he had a bamboo tube in his hand and his eyes flashed with solemnity.

"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Black Hawk message. Whenever he encounters urgent intelligence, the Crown Prince always chooses to use the Black Hawk to enter the capital!"

"This black eagle was encountered by the prince when he was young. He has been raising it in the wild to be used in case of emergency!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded and signaled Erhu to open the bamboo tube: "Open it and see what he said!"

"Return to the court in seven days and prepare the troops for the seizure of the gate. Prime Minister Li Nian is available!"

When Erhu read out this sentence, his pupils suddenly shrank. He exchanged a glance with the guards present, and everyone understood what it meant.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be returning to the court in seven days. He wants us to gather all our forces and prepare to seize the throne!"

"Prime Minister Li Nian is available, and the Prime Minister is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's man?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was immediately frightened. Xu Hanyan's hands were shaking and her whole body was cold. She had never imagined that the Prime Minister, who was second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was actually the Crown Prince's man.

Only Zhou Chuxuan rolled his eyes and suddenly sneered: "Don't panic!"

"Don't you have any other plans? He's the Prime Minister, second only to the emperor, above everyone else. He commands the support of the entire court!"

Erhu tightly grasped the cloth in his hand, trembling slightly, with a cold sweat on his back. He even doubted whether he should continue on the same path with Zhou Chuxuan.

"Yes, the Prime Minister commands the support of the entire court. How many years has he been born? Why should the Prime Minister be loyal to him? Nine out of ten times, their relationship is just a partnership!"

Zhou Chuxuan picked up the tables and chairs that had been overturned in the fight one by one, and said in a deep and powerful voice: "The prince wants to use the prime minister to ascend to power, and the prime minister must want to use the prince to gain more!"

"He's already the Prime Minister, second only to the emperor himself. He possesses almost all the power that the Wu Dynasty should have. What else does he want to plot?"

Erhu scratched his head in confusion. "The only position higher than the Prime Minister is the Emperor..."

"hiss!"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at Erhu, who gasped, and gave him a thumbs-up in approval: "Yes, it's the throne!"

"this......"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, a chill suddenly rising from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, their whole bodies cold and stunned.

"The Prime Minister is a veteran of the Wu Dynasty. How could he possibly commit such a crime of seizing power and usurping power?" Erhu clenched his fists in disbelief.

"Haha, you've been in the palace longer than I have. Don't you know which family is behind the Prime Minister?"

This is what Zhou Chuxuan saw from the classics in Xu Hanyan's secret room. The Li family is a noble family of the Wu Dynasty, competing with the Xu family. They can be said to be the two top families of the Wu Dynasty.

The Li family, of course everyone knew it was the Li family, but they did not dare to speak nonsense. After all, these two major families had existed since the founding of the Wu Dynasty and were real behemoths.

"What we need to do is to persuade the Prime Minister to join our side! I believe that the Crown Prince's biggest trump card in the court should be Prime Minister Li Nian!"

Zhou Chuxuan wiped the dust off the chair, sat down slowly, and sipped his tea. "When he saw that his greatest supporter in the court no longer helped him, haha, that expression on his face was really interesting to think about!"

Erhu sat in front of Zhou Chuxuan with a serious expression: "Are you kidding me? Inciting the Prime Minister to revolt? What bargaining chips do you have to incite the Prime Minister to revolt?"

"Since the Black Hawk letter was given to you, then Prime Minister Li Nian must have a copy. I believe that it won't be long before he takes the initiative to send someone to contact you!"

Zhou Chuxuan slowly put down the teacup and glanced at everyone with a smile: "Everyone, please go back. I need to rest!"

Erhu exchanged glances with the guard behind him: "Didn't we say we should make some noise to attract other people's attention?"

"No need for that now. I didn't expect the prince to reveal his hidden card! It saves me a lot of trouble. Later, you just need to bring someone..."

......

Just as the sky was getting light, an old man in a hurry turned into the East Palace. After seeing the old man's token, the guards did not stop him and let him in.

"Why didn't that fake die? What on earth are you doing? Do you know that this will delay the important matters of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister?"

The old butler slammed the table and questioned Erhu, his white beard twitching and his cloudy eyes full of bloodshot.

Erhu stood up with a serious expression: "It's not that we didn't kill him, it's that we can't kill him!"

"Can't kill him?" The old butler was startled and looked at Erhu suspiciously: "That fake is no longer useful. You just need to capture him and disguise him!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will return to the court in seven days. All forces have already taken action to prepare to welcome the Crown Prince back to the court. How can you fail to meet your expectations at this time?"

"Old housekeeper, please follow me!" Erhu walked to the door and made a gesture of invitation: "I have tied up the fake in the room and am just waiting for the Prime Minister's men to arrive!"

"Since you are here, come with me and take a look!"

"Hmph, I'll go with you and see why we can't kill him!" The old butler snorted coldly and stepped out of the door first, feeling extremely anxious.

You know, once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeds in seizing the throne, the Prime Minister's plan can proceed smoothly, and he will be a hero then!

He could also be in high office, enjoying salary and official position, with thousands of people kneeling to him. The old housekeeper burst into tears, having followed the prime minister for a lifetime, and finally saw the light of day.

Therefore, this time the fake must die, and anyone who hinders the plans of the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister must disappear!

When he pushed open the door of the bedroom, he saw candlelight suddenly lit inside. Zhou Chuxuan sat in front of the table with a smile on his face and placed the candle he had just lit on the table.

"You, you have been..." The old butler's pupils suddenly shrank, and he suddenly reacted and wanted to turn around and leave, but it was too late.

Erhu came in quickly from behind, closed the door, and pushed it in.

The old butler fell heavily to the ground, his old bones broken and he grimaced in pain. He was about to say something but Erhu held him down and covered his mouth.

"This is the old butler of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He has followed Li Nian for half his life and should know all of Li Nian's secrets!"

"Woo!"

Hearing Erhu's words, the old butler suddenly struggled violently, with anger flashing in his eyes.

"Let him go! Let me hear what the old butler has to say!" Zhou Chuxuan smiled lightly, put a cup of tea on the ground and pushed it in front of the old butler.

"Bah! You fake, and you Erhu, traitor! I never thought you would collude with this fake and try to betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The old housekeeper cursed angrily, "You will die miserably! When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns to the court, none of you will be able to escape!"

"If you dare to touch me, the Prime Minister will give the order and there will be no place for you in the Wu Dynasty!"