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

Chapter 218 The Western Regions Delegation Arrives

As the days passed, Zhou Chuxuan still showed no intention of taking the throne, which made the ministers a little confused for a while.

Some people even started their own little moves, forming cliques in the court and slowly making friends with those confidants who had followed Zhou Chuxuan to fight against the Liao army.

Murong Xue, Han Bin, Ma Sandao of the Fuling Army, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Hu Yongwei, and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Wan Hao.

These people are all among those to befriend.

However, these people seemed to have received some orders. Basically, they did not avoid those who came to make friends with them, but they definitely did not show any enthusiasm.

One day, Zhou Chuxuan was sitting at home drinking tea when a person suddenly rushed in. She had a veil on her face and a slim figure.

Zhou Chuxuan was startled: "Miss Nangong?"

"Your Highness has as good eyesight as ever!"

The person who came sighed and took off her veil. It was Nangong Yanling.

Zhou Chuxuan saw Nangong Yanling suddenly return to the capital, knowing that something must have happened, and quickly poured a pot of tea: "Tell me, Miss Nangong, what happened?"

Nangong Yanling chuckled: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really so heartless. If I don't have anything else to do, can't I go back to the capital to see His Highness?"

Zhou Chuxuan smacked his lips: "I don't believe it!"

"Miss Nangong, you are not the kind of person who would sit around and do nothing. You'd better speak up!"

Nangong Yanling rolled her eyes at Zhou Chuxuan before she stopped teasing him. She lowered her voice and said seriously, "I've heard news about the King of Jin!"

"Tell me!"

Zhou Chuxuan's hand that was pouring tea paused slightly, but he still gestured for Nangong Yanling to continue.

"The King of Jin and the Kingdom of Liang have even colluded with the grassland tribes to our north, intending to inflict a devastating blow on our Wu Dynasty."

Nangong Yanling frowned, "But they seem to have contacted the Western Regions, and the Western Regions don't seem to be involved in this operation."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and shook his head: "What's so strange about this? The Western Region and I still have some small cooperation. If I'm gone, who can they find to fulfill their promise?"

"However, there are only 10 to 20,000 people left in the grassland tribe, yet they still dare to provoke our Wu Dynasty. They really don't know how to live or die!"

Nangong Yanling took the hot tea from Zhou Chuxuan's hand and took a sip slowly. "As far as I know, this is the usual style of the grassland tribe. Even if there is only one person left, they will fight to the end!"

"Also, Your Highness, there is one more thing you should prepare for!"

"what's up?"

"It seems that they are going to send someone to ask you to fulfill the agreement you made with the small country in the Western Regions!"

Looking at Nangong Yanling's cunning and smart eyes, Zhou Chuxuan immediately reacted. In the beginning, in order to make the Liao army withdraw and prevent the Western Regions from interfering with his actions, Zhou Chuxuan had indeed promised Yang Li that he could cede some of the Wu Dynasty's territory to them.

He couldn't help but chuckle, "Looks like the creditor is here to collect the debt?"

"How does Your Highness plan to respond?"

Zhou Chuxuan sneered, "When the enemy comes, we will stop them with soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. What's so difficult about that? Just let them come!"

"It seems that Miss Nangong's intelligence work is going pretty well!"

The fact that he could have information from so many aspects at the same time was enough to show that Nangong Yanling was definitely a talent in the field of intelligence network!

Nangong Yanling nodded gently: "I have to say, the Black Armor Guards are truly a terrifying force. With them here, it would be hard for me to fail in doing these things!"

"You, have been using their power?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan frowned. In fact, he did not want Nangong Yanling to excessively use the power of the Black Armor Guards, but wanted her to cultivate a power of her own.

After all, up to now, the Black Armor Guards have only acted according to the token. This is an extremely unstable force, and Zhou Chuxuan cannot completely trust them in his heart.

Nangong Yanling chuckled: "Your Highness, I understand your concerns, so I am just using them to clear some obstacles for me. As for most things, I will still do it myself."

As the two were talking, Han Bin hurried in and said, "Your Highness, the Western Regions delegation has arrived outside the city with an extremely arrogant attitude. Should we let them in?"

"Oh? They arrived really quickly." Zhou Chuxuan smiled. "How arrogant is your attitude? Tell me about it."

Han Bin glanced at Nangong Yanling and said, "The Western Regions delegation consists of over a hundred people, and most of them are armed with sharp blades. There are even traces of gunpowder on the carriages. These people have some ulterior motives."

"Now, they are even beating and scolding our Imperial Guards outside the capital, and hurling insults at the common people passing by. Our Imperial Guards tried to stop them, but it was ineffective and they even beat and scolded them more fiercely."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan sneered, "These barbarians from the Western Regions are quite courageous. I'm afraid they'll come here alive but won't be able to return alive this time!"

"Send the order, let them enter the city, and then arrange for them to stay in the best post station. Remember, you must maintain a good attitude and not be rude to them!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Han Bin walked out of the mansion and told Ma Sandao the exact order. Ma Sandao immediately said indignantly, "Brother, what does His Highness mean? They are so arrogant on our territory, and we are not going to say a word? Are we going to let them do whatever they want in the capital?"

"If this continues, won't those barbarians in the Western Regions look down on our Wu Dynasty?"

Han Bin immediately gave Ma Sandao a big scolding: "Stop talking nonsense! Your Highness is paralyzing those barbarians and letting them down their guard now. Haha, will Your Highness let them go later?"

"Think carefully, where is the last Liang Kingdom envoy who acted so arrogantly in the capital now? Weren't they already beheaded?"

Ma Sandao's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood. He gave a thumbs up and said, "Great, really great, brother. People like you who play tricks are really amazing. My brain is a little confused."

Han Bin was so angry that he kicked him from behind and cursed, "How dare you complain? Aren't you indirectly scolding His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Ahem, how dare you?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Go and meet those envoys from the Western Regions. I'll be watching from the side. If you don't do well, I'll ask His Highness for instructions when I get back. I'll punish you by not allowing you to drink for three months."

"Ah? Come on, big brother, that would be really rude!"

Ma Sandao immediately became anxious: "Aren't you trying to kill me?"

"Go quickly!"

At the same time, Mingtai, who was outside the city, was swinging the whip in his hand with a playful look on his face.