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

Han Bin's face was bitter as he slowly sat back in his chair and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, if you ascend the throne, the Wu Dynasty will surely be transformed!"

"It's a pity that treacherous officials are in power now, and no one speaks up for us! Even if we were recruited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we would still be persecuted by treacherous officials in the court in the future. It's better to live a carefree life in the mountains!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly, not angry at all: "I can understand the boss's feelings, and I have no intention of coming here to recruit you!"

"Oh? So what Your Highness means is..." Han Bin was slightly stunned, and became increasingly confused about the handsome young man in front of him.

"I am going to the northern border to resist the invasion of the northern desert tribes. The court is also in turmoil. I have come to ask the boss to help me..."

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The bandit town seemed particularly quiet under the siege of the imperial army. Some merchants who liked to gather and drink at night were nowhere to be seen.

There was no one else in the streets and alleys except the patrolling government troops.

The lights in the town's ancestral hall were brightly lit, and dozens of strong men stood in the yard. They were wearing tight black clothes, turbans, with steel knives stuck on their backs, and their eyes were solemn.

Xu Hanyan stood on the steps in front, quietly waiting for Zhou Chuxuan to come back.

"Haha, not bad, not bad! My father-in-law really gave me a generous gift!" Zhou Chuxuan couldn't help but smile when he saw these strong men. He walked up and hugged Xu Hanyan in his arms.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Xu Hanyan struggled twice but to no avail, so she had no choice but to let Zhou Chuxuan do it.

Looking at the men below, Zhou Chuxuan said in a deep voice, "Everyone, your actions this time are extremely dangerous. You must be extremely careful and never let anyone see your flaws!"

The men all replied in unison, "We will obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Okay, everyone get ready!"

After the group left, Zhou Chuxuan took Xu Hanyan's arm and walked into the inner room, listening to Xu Hanyan introduce the pawnshop to him.

"There's a cellar under the pawnshop. There are fifty-six chiefs in total, and each chief has trained a hundred cavalrymen under him!"

"They are in the Great Black Mountain across from Fuling Mountain. They train day and night, and are highly skilled in archery and horsemanship! No one has ever seen them, and anyone who has been seen has been dealt with!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded in satisfaction: "Although the number of people is a little small, at least we can disguise ourselves as the Northern Desert alien army, so that no one can see the flaws!"

Then he changed the subject and said with a smile, "Why didn't I see that my father-in-law had such ambitions before? He even trained cavalry privately? If the emperor knew about this, it would be a capital crime!"

Xu Hanyan was silent for a moment before saying, "The Li family has spies and minions all over the court. Their ambitions are obvious. Scouts just reported back that Li Nian has replaced the commander of the guards guarding the capital's gates!"

"They also sent a large number of eunuchs and imperial guards outside the capital to carry out their mission! Although His Majesty knew about this, he did not stop it!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded lightly, took the blanket beside him and covered his legs with it, and said with a smile: "This old guy can't help it!"

Fortunately, the Xu family and the Li family were not in harmony, which gave him an opportunity. Not only did he have the power of checks and balances, but he also greatly expanded the power under his command.

But after capturing Li Nian, he had to find a way to completely bring this elite cavalry team under his command.

"Are you really sure you can defeat Alutai? It's said that he's united all the major tribes in the Northern Desert this time, mobilizing troops and generals. The number of troops is increasing every day, and the Northern Frontier is almost overwhelmed!"

Xu Hanyan said with some worry that although she did not know how to lead troops in battle, she could learn about the situation in all aspects faster than Zhou Chuxuan by relying on the intelligence network she had established before.

"Don't worry!" Zhou Chuxuan slowly stood up and covered Xu Hanyan with a blanket. He walked to the front of the table and took off the crossbow from his waist. "In all the time we've known each other, have you ever seen me do anything I wasn't sure of?"

Xu Hanyan pondered for a moment after hearing this, and the scene in her mind flashed again, where Zhou Chuxuan pretended to be crazy and stupid and killed the real prince step by step. His scheming and strategy were absolutely incomparable to that of ordinary people. Only then did she slowly feel relieved.

"I understand I'm about to set off. You must train those cavalry here and make sure they don't let me down. My plan is linked together step by step, and there is absolutely no room for error!"

Xu Hanyan nodded solemnly: "Don't worry!"

"Okay!" Zhou Chuxuan blew out the candle.

"Hey, you, uh!"

Half a month later, Zhou Chuxuan led his army to the border. Outside the border, he saw billowing smoke and deafening shouts of killing. The people were running towards the interior with their families.

"General Bai Yu pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

A young general in white robe came on horseback and knelt in front of Zhou Chuxuan's carriage.

"Are the aliens attacking the city?" Zhou Chuxuan got off the carriage. The biting north wind cut his face like a knife, causing a burning pain.

"not at all!"

Bai Yu shook his head. "These past few days, the Northern Desert aliens have only been waving flags and shouting slogans, throwing some Molotov cocktails into the city, but they haven't attacked!"

"Take me in and gather all the generals to discuss matters!" Zhou Chuxuan nodded and immediately helped Bai Yu up: "By the way, notify all the people to evacuate!"

"yes?"

Bai Yu was stunned. He looked at the mighty army behind Zhou Chuxuan and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, since you have already brought reinforcements and the border is safe, why do you want the people to retreat?"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at him calmly: "Are you questioning me?"

The inherent majesty of a superior immediately made Bai Yu break out in a cold sweat. He kept saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I dare not do it. I will do it right away!"

Border meeting hall.

Zhou Chuxuan sat at the top, with only two or three veteran generals sitting below him. The rest of the seats were still empty, with no one coming.

He knew in his heart that this must be because the border generals were not convinced of him and did not want him to take away their command power.

"Pass the order again. Anyone who doesn't show up within one stick of incense will be beheaded as a traitor!"

Zhou Chuxuan directly threw out a token, Lao Yang took the token, and immediately led his personal soldiers to set off.

Lao Yang carried out Zhou Chuxuan's orders without any hesitation, which made Zhou Chuxuan quite satisfied.

The veterans below exchanged glances, and one of them, Lin Ye, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, these are the people in charge of the northern border, defending against foreign invaders day and night. You come up here and say you want to behead them. Aren't you afraid of chilling everyone's hearts?"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand, motioning Lin Ye to sit down: "Old General, I am the Crown Prince of the Wu Dynasty after all. A mere general from a frontier region should also pay homage to me according to etiquette and law!"

"What's more, my father asked me to lead the border! With the enemy at the doorstep, they're avoiding me. This makes me doubt whether they really want to resist the enemy."