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

Clang!

In an instant, the swords of the people in Fuling Mountain were drawn, and they stared at Zhou Chuxuan with murderous eyes, as if they were ready to fight if they disagreed.

For them, Han Bin and Ma Sandao are their bosses and have a deep friendship with them. Zhou Chuxuan is just a guy they have just met and they don’t have much friendship with him, so it is even more impossible for them to listen to Zhou Chuxuan’s words.

"Stop it all!"

At the critical moment, Han Bin roared, turned around and looked at his brothers who had drawn their swords, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing? This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don't you want to live? Put your swords away!"

"But, Your Highness..."

Those people wanted to say something else, but were interrupted by Han Bin: "Shut up! I told you to put your swords away, didn't you hear me?"

The people of Fuling Mountain reluctantly put away their swords and knives, but the ferocity and murderous intent in their eyes were still difficult to conceal.

Han Bin then bowed slightly towards Zhou Chuxuan and said, "Now that we have decided to serve His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, we will absolutely not tolerate such matters! Your Highness will make the final decision on how to deal with this matter. I will not interfere!"

Zhou Chuxuan was about to say something when a deep voice came from behind him: "Killing government troops in public, if this isn't treason, what is it?"

Everyone frowned and turned around, only to see a man in official uniform slowly approaching. He didn't even bow when he saw Zhou Chuxuan.

"I am Yang Li, the consort of the Wu Dynasty. I have just returned to the Wu Dynasty today. Thanks to my father's kindness, I have been appointed the new Prime Minister of the court!"

"Another responsibility is to supervise all officials! In other words, no matter who does what, I have the right to know and supervise!"

Looking at Yang Li's arrogant expression, Zhou Chuxuan was very surprised. He had never heard that Emperor Wu had any son-in-law.

"Do you know who I am?"

"Of course!" Yang Li was not afraid of Zhou Chuxuan in front of him. "Your Highness, the Crown Prince! It's a pity that I also have the Emperor's Sword in my hand! And it is the Emperor's Sword that supervises all officials in the world. It is more authoritative than yours!"

As he spoke, Yang Li really pulled out a golden sword from his waist. The tassels on it were red, representing killing.

Zhou Chuxuan's eyes flashed: "So, according to you, I handled this matter inappropriately?"

"Haha, of course it's inappropriate!" Yang Li came in front of Han Bin and others with the Emperor's Sword in his hand, still looking arrogant.

"Since you were born as bandits and have now surrendered to the imperial court, you should have the determination and obligation to mend your ways instead of continuing to act recklessly!"

Han Bin's brothers had cold eyes and clenched their fists, wishing they could beat up this chatterbox right now.

Yang Li's eyes instantly turned cold as he looked at Ma Sandao who was being escorted away. "Guys like this who disobey the imperial court's discipline should be beheaded as a warning to others!"

"you dare!"

"You dare to kill the Second in Command? We will overturn your damn capital and chop all of you bastard officials to death!"

"Do you dare to try it?"

This sentence immediately aroused public anger. Countless heroes of Fuling Mountain drew their swords again, and the scene instantly became tense.

Unexpectedly, Yang Li was not afraid at all. Relying on the imperial army behind him, he kept swinging the Emperor's Sword in his hand.

"Are you planning a rebellion? Archers, get ready! If these bandits dare to make any move, they will be killed without mercy!"

Seeing the two sides were on the verge of a fight again, Zhou Chuxuan cursed them in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Boss Han, have the brothers put away their swords first. I will take care of this matter!"

Han Bin looked at Zhou Chuxuan deeply, then waved his hand again, asking everyone to put away their swords. "Your Highness, we are not submitting to the imperial court, we are simply serving you! If the imperial court continues to behave like this, then we brothers will have no choice but to return to Fuling Mountain!"

Zhou Chuxuan nodded, then turned to Yang Li, frowning slightly. Where on earth did this young man come from?

Looks very confident!

"Prince Consort, they are quite friendly with me. Can you let me handle this matter?"

Yang Li looked Zhou Chuxuan up and down, then curled his lips and said, "Since it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked, then of course I have to give him face!"

"But Your Highness, I have the Emperor's Sword in my hand. The final determination or disposal of this matter must be reported to me. Only after approval can it be carried out!"

"The deadline is three days!"

Looking at the three fingers Yang Li extended, Zhou Chuxuan had an urge to draw his sword and chop them off, but he suppressed his inner anger and kept a calm smile on his face: "Okay!"

"Then, Your Highness the Crown Prince is busy, I won't disturb you!"

......

"What? Prince Consort?"

Xu Hanyan's body trembled slightly, and a trace of reminiscence flashed in her eyes. After a long pause, she finally said, "Did you see Yang Li?"

Zhou Chuxuan paused while pouring tea and asked, "Do you know him?"

"Not really!" Xu Hanyan shook her head, a hint of surprise between her brows: "His mother is from the Western Regions, and his father is from the frontier of my Wu Dynasty!"

"It is said that his father died when he was very young, and later Yang Li went to live in the Western Regions with his mother!"

"Many years ago, the small nations in the Western Regions wanted to unite to put pressure on the Wu Dynasty. At that time, Your Majesty had just ascended the throne and his power was unstable, so he could only send his princesses to form an alliance through marriage!"

"Actually, it's called an arranged marriage, but the princess was sent there as a hostage. She hasn't returned in all these years! I never expected that upon returning this time, His Majesty would entrust her with such an important task!"

"Haha!" Zhou Chuxuan sneered, "He's desperate and trying anything he can think of! He's afraid I'll use the army outside the city to seize power!"

"You are the prince! Even if he wants to seize power, he is still the emperor. How could he..." Xu Hanyan's face showed an expression of disbelief.

Zhou Chuxuan gently placed two bowls of tea on the table, took out a packet of powder from his arms, and put it into the tea in front of Xu Hanyan.

He stirred it gently with a spoon and pushed one of the bowls in front of Xu Hanyan: "Would you like to try it?"

"You drugged me in front of me?"

Zhou Chuxuan's mouth twitched: "What do you mean by drugging? This is the tonic I got from the imperial physician!"

"Tonics? I'm not weak, what do I need to replenish myself?" Xu Hanyan took it and smelled it. It had an unpleasant medicinal smell.

"Of course it's to replenish your Qi and blood. After all, we should also consider the next generation of the Wu Dynasty, don't you think, Crown Princess?"

There was a cunning light flashing in Zhou Chuxuan's deep black eyes. Xu Hanyan's throat rolled slightly and a blush crept up her cheeks.

"You...what are you talking about?"

"Cough cough!"

"Let's get back to the topic, let's get back to the topic!" Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "We need to wait until late at night to discuss this matter!"

"you!"

"Before, I was mostly guessing! But now I can be sure!" Zhou Chuxuan's expression became slightly solemn.

"He already knew that I wasn't the real prince!"