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

Emperor Wu looked extremely unhappy. When it came to serving the country, all the court officials backed off. Could it be that he wanted to force them to make couplets?

"Haha, Your Majesty, could it be that in such a vast Wu Dynasty, no one can match my couplet?"

Alutai sneered, "Didn't you enter the officialdom through literature? How come today, you're not as good as us, a bunch of grassland men?"

"Hahahaha!"

The grassland people burst into laughter, and the ministers of the Wu Dynasty blushed, feeling extremely ashamed, but still no one stood up. Although the second prince was angry, he said nothing.

"Little monkey grandson! Little monkey grandson!"

At the critical moment, Zhou Chuxuan, who was eating his pork elbow, shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Bastard!"

Emperor Wu gave a low shout and ordered the chief eunuch beside him: "Take him away!"

"Your Majesty, wait a minute!"

Alutai's eyes lit up, and he smiled and said, "Since His Royal Highness has spoken, shouldn't we respond with a pair? How about asking His Royal Highness to respond to our pair?"

Emperor Wu coughed awkwardly and said, "Great Khan, this child is so stupid that he can't even speak. How can we deal with him?"

All the ministers also watched closely and kept silent, fearing that they would be assigned the task.

"How can this be? His Royal Highness is the crown prince of a country. His words should be taken as binding and he should be a role model for others. Since His Royal Highness has spoken, we should respond. Otherwise, weren't we just having fun?"

Aluta said seriously that he could see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was mentally ill, so he insisted on dragging him onto the field just to humiliate him!

He had not forgotten the humiliation of being hit by stones at the palace gate just now!

"Or does the Wu Dynasty not take us seriously?"

"Father... Your Majesty, I can reply!"

Zhou Chuxuan was still eating an elbow, his mouth full of oil. He said this clearly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he laughed foolishly, "Hehe! It's delicious, really delicious!"

"what?"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.

Everyone stared at Zhou Chuxuan with wide eyes.

Emperor Wu frowned even more: "Sixth Brother, don't mess around!"

The Second Prince murmured sarcastically, "If he could answer correctly, even an iron tree could bloom!"

"Ha ha……"

"Why did Your Majesty summon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to such an important occasion?"

"That's inappropriate..."

The ministers below were whispering. Emperor Wu couldn't hear clearly, but he knew what they were saying without thinking. His face became even gloomier for a moment.

How could he not know this youngest son?

Reciting poems and composing couplets?

It is not easy to say everything.

"Good, good! It seems that the Crown Prince is still the most talented writer!"

This move was exactly what Alutai wanted. He immediately turned to Zhou Chuxuan and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please oppose me! If we really oppose you, my Alutai tribe will withdraw its troops. I will not lend you any food or send any more troops!"

"We will always be friends with Wu Chao!"

Zhou Chuxuan walked up with his elbows hugged and a smile on his face, then sat down on the ground, staggering, with a silly smile on his face.

"A horse stumbles...in the mud, how can the old beast get out of this mess?"

“Hehehe…Hehehe!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Aluta's face froze.

Emperor Wu's pupils also suddenly shrank, and there was a flash of disbelief in his eyes.

All the civil and military officials turned their heads and stared at Zhou Chuxuan who was still sucking his fingers and gnawing on his elbow.

"His Royal Highness, he..."

"Two monkeys are cutting wood in the forest. How dare the little monkey fight them with a saw?"

"A horse stumbles in the mud. How can the old beast get out of this mess?"

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Everyone was in shock. They didn't expect that the prince, a fool, actually answered it right. Not only did the rhythm and tone not rhyme, but Aluta was not given any advantage and was completely scolded back!

For a moment, I was absolutely full of praise for this.

The second prince stared at Zhou Chuxuan as if he had seen a ghost. Is this still his foolish sixth brother?

How come it is so neat?

Is he playing dumb?

Emperor Wu suppressed his shock, laughed heartily, and turned to Alutai: "Great Khan, what do you think of my son's couplet?"

Alutai gnashed his teeth and said, "Excellent, very excellent! As expected of the son of His Majesty the Emperor Wu! He's so young, yet so intelligent!"

"Then, can Alutai Khan fulfill his promise?"

Emperor Wu was in a good mood and smiled as he picked up his wine glass.

"Humph, what I said will count!"

Alutai snorted coldly and looked at Zhou Chuxuan: "However, I still have a question here, Your Highness, please help me with it!"

"Father..."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled foolishly and took out a slingshot from behind and aimed it at Aluta.

Upon seeing this, Aluta's pupils shrank, and he immediately retracted his legs and looked at Emperor Wu.

"Your Majesty, please take good care of the Crown Prince, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Sixth Brother, you must not be disrespectful to the Khan!"

Emperor Wu said in a deep voice that Aluta's fighting power was quite high, and if they really started fighting, Zhou Chuxuan would not be able to deal with him. Considering that this son had brought him honor today, he had to protect him no matter what.

"Great Khan, what else can I ask?"

"Humph!"

Aluta snorted coldly, a look of thought flickering between his brows.

After a while, he stood up and pointed at a palace maid playing the zither beside him and said, "Use this as the title and write a word!"

The ministers looked at the palace maid playing the piano, their faces bewildered, not knowing what she meant.

The second prince then stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I understand!"

"Okay, tell me about it!"

Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief, as his son could finally gain some face.

"What the Khan said should be the word 'Mi'!"

The Second Prince ordered his men to bring him paper and pen, and wrote a large "Mi" character. He smiled and said, "We all have ears, and we are listening to the sound of the zither!"

"Isn't it the word 'Mi'?"

Civil and military officials looked at each other and gave thumbs up.

"Well, Your Highness is quite clever!"

"I, this old minister, have never thought of this!"

"The Second Prince is indeed the Second Prince!"

Just when Emperor Wu's expression seemed to ease a little, Aluta sneered.

"May I ask, Great Khan, am I wrong?"

Hearing this smile, the second prince's face froze and he asked unhappily.

"Hmph, absolutely no literary talent!"

"You only work on the superficial surface!"

Aluta glanced at the second prince with disdain. He had seen countless people and could tell at a glance that the second prince was just a name without substance and was nothing but a fool.

"Superficial! Superficial!"

Zhou Chuxuan, who was sitting on the ground, raised his elbows and started shouting.

The second prince sat down again with a very grim expression.

Emperor Wu's face twitched slightly. Who on earth was this guy from? If it weren't for the Northern Desert delegation, he would have beaten him into a spinning top!

"Which of you, my dear, can guess the answer?"

Emperor Wu asked in a deep voice.

However, all the civil and military officials lowered their heads again and remained silent. They really had no idea. With such a vague question, they could only accept whatever Aluta said.

If they spoke rashly, even if what they said was reasonable, as long as Aluta found a reason to refute them and then ridiculed them, they would only end up being humiliated like the second prince.

Emperor Wu was so angry that his breathing became rapid, and there was a cold flash in his eyes.

It seems that his efforts in reforming the court were too weak, resulting in the court being filled with incompetent people and no one being available at critical moments.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

At this time, Minister of Rites Zhang Han stood up with a smile on his face.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, tell me what you think!"

Emperor Wu nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied with him. This Zhang Han was once considered a disciple of the emperor.

"I think it should be the word Nie!"

"Oh? Could you please explain the reason, Mr. Zhang?"

Emperor Wu took a look at Aluta's face and felt a sinking feeling in his heart, but he couldn't deny it directly.

"This palace maid is playing the zither. Actually, we only have three ears here!"

"Lord, ministers, and the Khan!"

"So, it's the word Nie!"

After Zhang Han finished speaking, he immediately drew applause from the whole room.

"it is good!"

"Master Zhang is indeed knowledgeable and talented!"

"As expected of a disciple of the Emperor!"

Listening to the flattery around him, Zhang Han clasped his hands together and bowed slightly, completely unaware of the mockery in Aluta's eyes.

Alutai sneered, "Sir, the palace maid I was talking about playing the zither was playing for the three of us, not for you!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the two chiefs of the small tribes following behind him.