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

Chapter 255 People around you

"Oh?"

Zhang Wu was slightly startled, then glanced at Zhou Chuxuan, and when he looked at Zhou Chuxuan, he immediately understood: "Okay, Your Highness wants to treat me to a meal, and I naturally cannot refuse!"

Zhou Chuxuan stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He gave Zhang Wu a speechless look and cursed him a thousand times in his heart.

Although this old guy is capable, he likes to take advantage of others, which makes him very helpless. He has only been here for a few days, but he has already forced him to eat out several times.

"Master Zhang Wu, follow me!"

The two of them came to a tavern closest to the mansion, and Zhang Wu ordered a large table of good wine and food, eating and drinking to his heart's content alone.

Zhou Chuxuan's mouth twitched wildly, and he couldn't help but ask, "Old Taoist priest, when you were in the mountains, did you rarely eat meat?"

Zhang Wu's mouth was full of oil, and he would take a few sips of wine from time to time, laughing: "Hahaha, Your Highness really understands me! I am a Taoist monk in the mountains and cannot eat meat. I eat vegetarian food every day!"

"Ah, the old Taoist's mouth is almost bland!"

Zhou Chuxuan: "......"

Listen, is this what an old Taoist priest who cultivates his body and mind should say?

When Zhang Wu had almost finished eating, Zhou Chuxuan poured himself a glass of wine and said, "Master, actually, I want to know what the purpose of the Jin Wang lineage is."

Zhang Wu stuffed the last plate of beef into his mouth, filling it up completely, and said incoherently, "Your Highness, they're fine!"

"Ok?"

Zhou Chuxuan didn't understand what Zhang Wu meant.

"Your Highness, I've made my point very clear. The Jin prince's lineage simply wants to expand their network and power, and then cover the entire Wu Dynasty! However, their plan cannot have a significant impact on the people of the Wu Dynasty. In fact, they want to nibble away at the Wu Dynasty bit by bit!"

"Cannibalism?"

Zhou Chuxuan was slightly startled. "They are infiltrating the Wu Dynasty. Could it be that they are carrying out this plan? It sounds a bit similar to the Liao Kingdom's plan back then!"

Zhang Wu chuckled, waved his hand, and wiped his mouth casually. Then he cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "It's not the same! I have some understanding of what happened back then. The Liao Kingdom's infiltration of the Wu Dynasty was always external. What they wanted was to truly destroy the Wu Dynasty!"

"As long as they have this purpose, they will never achieve true infiltration! Therefore, I say they are external infiltration!"

After listening to Zhang Wu's words, Zhou Chuxuan nodded thoughtfully: "Master, I understand a little bit. Although the Jin Wang family wants us to die and the royal family to die, if they are still the Wu Dynasty!"

"That's right! They just want to be the masters themselves, but they don't want to cause any suffering to the people of the world!"

Zhang Wu nodded and smiled, "For this obsession, the lineage of King Jin has worked hard for hundreds of years. Now, many families in the land of Wu Dynasty are descendants of King Jin!"

"There are hundreds, if not thousands, of families, big and small! Your Highness, think about this: if this kind of power continues to develop for a few hundred years, the future Wu Dynasty could very well replace the legitimate royal family!"

"and......"

Zhang Wu paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

Zhou Chuxuan was startled for a moment, then he drank the wine in the glass and said with a smile: "Master, please feel free to talk!"

"Just say this, Your Highness, please don't blame me!"

Zhang Wu sighed and shook his head, saying, "If Your Highness blames me, then I will have no choice but to return to the mountains and forests!"

Zhou Chuxuan heard a different meaning in his tone and asked in a deep voice, "Master, what exactly do you mean? Please enlighten me!"

"I will never blame the old Taoist priest!"

"In that case, I will help Your Highness solve this puzzlement!"

Zhang Wu hesitated for a moment, then spoke out, "Your Highness, do you think the Jin prince's lineage's infiltration of the Wu Dynasty is limited to the common people? In fact, there are many within the court and the capital!"

"Even around His Majesty, there are some!"

"what?"

Zhou Chuxuan's face changed drastically, and a look of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes. He quickly went through the people around him in his mind, but couldn't figure out who was suspicious.

"Master, are you sure?"

Zhang Wu chuckled and pointed a finger at the sky: "I may lie, but God won't!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Chuxuan fell silent. He just didn't want to admit what Zhang Wu said, but seeing how confident Zhang Wu was, Zhou Chuxuan had no other choice.

"Master, please forgive my poor eyesight. I really can't tell who among the people around me has a problem! Please, Master, give me some pointers!"

As he spoke, Zhou Chuxuan stood up and bowed gently to Taoist Zhang Wu.

Zhang Wu did not refuse, but accepted it calmly. He then helped Zhou Chuxuan up and said with a smile, "Your Highness, in fact, this person is right beside you. He is very close to you, and you rely on him very much. It's just that you haven't thought about it in this way!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chuxuan wanted Zhang Wu to give him some more hints, but Zhang Wu waved his hand and went out, leaving Zhou Chuxuan sitting there alone in deep thought.

"Sir, would you like some more wine? If not, we're going to pack up!"

Zhou Chuxuan sat here until sunset, and the shopkeeper came forward and spoke softly.

"okay!"

Zhou Chuxuan then stood up and left. Although he was very close to the mansion, he walked for a long time, his eyes fixed on the courtyard, and he had a vague answer in his mind.

"Really, is that you?"

He really didn't want to admit it in his heart, but it seemed as if all the events finally focused on that person.

"Your Highness, are you back?"

Xu Hanyan, who was strolling in the courtyard, stepped forward and gently held Zhou Chuxuan's hand. "Your Highness, you don't look well. Did something happen?"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand gently, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes: "My wife, I'm fine, let's go, let's go back and rest!"

At this moment, Nangong Yanling came out of the room, still holding an envelope in her hand. She walked up to Zhou Chuxuan and said, "Your Highness, this letter is for you. Please stamp it with your seal. I'll take it with me when I go to see Wang Li!"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at her and took the envelope casually: "Oh, okay!"

Then he took Xu Hanyan into the room.

Nangong Yanling was slightly startled: "Your Highness, you?"