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

Chapter 250: A common man

As he spoke, Zhang Wu handed the paper in his hand to Murong Xue: "General Murong, please take a look!"

Murong Xue had originally been dismissive, but after seeing the birth date on the paper, she was suddenly shocked: "You...are you serious?"

You know, in this world, after your parents die, only the old housekeeper knows your birth date and time.

But some time ago, the old housekeeper passed away, and now no one should know about this matter except herself. Unexpectedly, the old Taoist in front of her figured it out at a glance.

Zhou Chuxuan had anticipated this and refilled the tea and pushed it over: "Since the Taoist priest is here, then, Miss Nangong, go and arrange a good room for him!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Nangong Yanling took Zhang Wu's bag and walked towards the backyard.

Zhang Wu gently stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Everyone says that Your Highness is kind and benevolent. I never thought that after meeting him today, I would find that his reputation is indeed well-deserved!"

Zhou Chuxuan bowed slightly: "No, no, Taoist, thank you for your praise!"

"Seeing Your Highness is so anxious, I won't keep you in suspense! Let's get straight to the point. I am the successor of the old Taoist priest Zhang Lin, and the only one in the world!"

"As for the lineage of Prince Jin, Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. The Qimen Dunjia and divination techniques they inherited are just the tip of the iceberg!"

"If I take action, I can break their magic in the blink of an eye!"

Zhou Chuxuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Taoist Priest!"

"No need!"

Zhang Wu waved his hand and said, "Our ancestors once said that our lineage exists only for the stability of the people of the world. When the world doesn't need us, we retreat to practice cultivation. When the world needs us, we come out to help!"

"Master, I want to know the whereabouts of Zhou Shaxuan!"

Zhou Chuxuan's eyes flashed with solemnity, and he asked in a deep voice.

Now, this was the most bizarre enemy he felt, hiding even deeper than Zhou Wuhen.

Zhang Wu smiled upon hearing this and said, "It's not difficult to calculate his whereabouts, but this kind of thing really involves the existence of the secrets of heaven. Old Taoist, if you offer sacrifices to the heavens without reward, you will only waste your life!"

"How much does the Taoist priest want?"

Zhou Chuxuan's heart moved slightly.

The current national treasury only has more than 1.5 million taels of silver. If we fully support Zhang Wu, it should be no problem.

Zhang Wu shook his head slightly: "This kind of serious matter cannot be solved with money!"

"Your Highness, please give your full support to lifting the maritime ban. Once the people of the world benefit from this, it will naturally compensate for the losses incurred by me!"

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly startled: "Is it really that simple?"

"It's natural!"

"Okay, then let's do as the Taoist priest says!"

"..."

Five days later, the news from the capital reached Li Yuan, the general of the eastern region, and Wang Li, the general of the southern region.

The two decided to meet at the junction of their respective jurisdictions.

"Brother Li, what do you think?"

Wang Li is a middle-aged man with a stern look in his eyes and a strong murderous intent emanating from his whole body.

Li Yuan, with his beard, was clearly old. He stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "If they want us to go to the capital, then there must be something wrong with Concubine Jing and Noble Lady Wang!"

"I really didn't expect that His Highness actually wanted to completely overhaul the Wu Dynasty. Now, he's even started to take action against the harem!"

Wang Li snorted coldly, "Brother Li, those two ladies have gone too far. They've reportedly opened up banks and hoarded goods in and around the capital, causing prices to soar!"

Li Yuan glanced at him, immediately becoming displeased. "Brother Wang, I'm a little disheartened by what you said. These two ladies have been working in front of us, and when have you ever been shortchanged? How did you expand your armies? Don't you have any idea?"

"But if they continue to expand their business at this rate, problems will arise sooner or later! We're not ready yet. Are we supposed to go to the capital to meet Zhou Chuxuan in this state? We're no match for them!"

Wang Li angrily slammed his fist on the table. "The equality of all beings in his hand is no joke. The Liao army of 600,000 was destroyed by him. Do you think we can match him?"

"Hey, Brother Wang, why do you have to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige?"

Li Yuan waved the book nonchalantly: "Since a head-on confrontation won't work, then we can only outsmart them!"

"Outwit?"

Wang Li was stunned: "Brother Li, please explain!"

Li Yuan smiled slightly, stroking his beard: "Brother Wang, don't forget that Zhou Chuxuan must be very proud and relaxed right now. As long as we show weakness, he will definitely not make things difficult for us!"

"Showing weakness? Showing weakness to Zhou Chuxuan?"

Wang Li's glasses suddenly widened, his face full of disbelief. He had been dominating the Southern Territory for so many years, and his military forces had been expanded countless times. He could be said to be the local emperor of the Southern Territory. Now he was asked to show weakness to a prince?

This is really hard to accept.

Looking at Wang Li's reaction, Li Yuan couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and criticized Wang Li a thousand times in his heart.

You are just a common man, not worthy of being my advisor!

How can a fool who only knows how to fight and kill all day achieve anything great?

Even if he has 200,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, in the end, it is just the courage of a common man!

At this time, Li Yuan already wanted to give up cooperating with this local emperor of the Southern Region.

Since you are so stupid, don't blame me for selling you to Zhou Chuxuan!

Ha ha!

Wang Li, who was relatively simple-minded, did not notice the cold light that flashed in the depths of Li Yuan's eyes. Instead, he was still immersed in showing weakness.

Li Yuan coughed lightly and took the initiative to explain to Wang Li: "Brother Wang, think about it carefully. We can mobilize a small group of elite forces, disguise them as merchants, and follow us into the capital!"

"If we show weakness to Zhou Chuxuan, we can let him down. If he still maintains a tough attitude towards us, we can coordinate with the elite forces we have and destroy him!"

"At such a close distance, he won't have time to mobilize his elite troops! We, on the other hand, can coordinate internal and external forces!"

Wang Li nodded: "Brother Li, what you said does make some sense! What if he treats us well?"

"Haha, Brother Wang, you're really joking. If he treats us well, then we should naturally return to our respective areas and continue to recuperate!"

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head: "Unless it's necessary, we can just enjoy this kind of life. Why would we need to start a war?"

Wang Li agreed with what he said and stood up, clasping his hands. "Alright, then let's do as Brother Li says. We'll get ready and head to the capital in three days!"