We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

He Qian chuckled, turning her face away, but her eyes still looked at Zhou Tiancheng with a captivating charm.

"Does His Highness the Crown Prince dislike women?"

"Pah!"

Zhou Tiancheng muttered curses as he pulled up his pants.

"If you had come a day earlier, I would have made sure you couldn't get out of bed tomorrow!"

Speaking of this, he gave He Qian a disdainful look again.

"By the way, are you still a virgin? I'm a germaphobe."

He Qian didn't quite understand, but she grasped Zhou Tiancheng's meaning and nodded, her cheeks flushed.

"I am still a virgin, Your Highness may have someone verify it."

A woman who runs a brothel, and she's still a virgin?

Why doesn't Zhou Tiancheng believe it?

But he didn't actually go and check it; he just waved his hand and told He Qian to get lost.

"It's definitely too late for revenge now. I'm going to Beixia in two days. Let's talk about it after I get back from Beixia."

He Qian immediately became much more serious.

"Your Highness, do you really not need my help?"

"I also support many outlaws, who can be of some help."

A bandit?

What good is it anyway?

"Can you fight on the front lines? Or can you help me obtain information about Northern Xia?"

He Qian shook her head.

She can't do any of these things.

After all, they are outlaws, and that's just how they are. Officials avoid them, so where would they get any information to provide to them?

Even ordinary people look down on them and keep their distance. Even when they try to get information, the information they get is often unverifiable. If they were to tell Zhou Tiancheng this, it might even kill him.

Zhou Tiancheng rolled his eyes in even more disgust.

"Then what can you do?"

He Qian smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"We can't verify the information we get, but we can spread a lot of information."

Zhou Tiancheng's eyes lit up.

What is this?

Public opinion team!

He looked down on bandits, but he never expected that bandits could be used in this way.

Zhou Tiancheng immediately spoke up.

"This will work. First, clear my name. Everyone says I'm a good-for-nothing, so I don't have a single scholar to support me. My side is full of military officers, and I don't have a single strategist."

You have to help me with this.

He Qian immediately perked up when this was mentioned.

"Your Highness, this is easy to handle. Some of your recent events in the capital have already spread. We just need to turn these events into stories and have my people go out and talk about them. I guarantee your reputation will improve."

"Moreover, it's very easy to make up stories. Didn't you write poems? Start with poems and then talk about winning the military training competition. I guarantee someone will want to listen."

Zhou Tiancheng rubbed his temples wearily and told He Qian to get lost.

He now gets weak in the knees when he sees a woman who takes the initiative, and he can't afford to show any weakness.

He Qian gave Zhou Tiancheng a seductive smile, then turned and left.

Only at this moment did Zhou Tiancheng relax, lying on the chair, not wanting to move at all.

"Old Liu, get a few people to carry me back to my palace. I'm a little tired."

"By the way, about the tonics you mentioned before, find a few recipes and have the kitchen prepare them. I'll try some of the herbal soup."

Manager Liu was all smiles and hurried out to get to work.

at the same time.

All death row inmates in the Gyeonggi region are being transported to Kyoto.

Many people knew that the Crown Prince was once again planning to use prisoners as soldiers.

However, the death row inmates are all heinous criminals, which has aroused resentment among many people.

"Does our Great Qian Dynasty have no one else? Do we really have to use these prisoners?"

"I heard that if the Crown Prince rescues the Emperor Emeritus, he will pardon these criminals. The previous National Protection Army were just petty thieves, so it was one thing, but this time they are all heinous criminals. How can they be pardoned?"

"We need to see His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him to rescind his order."

Those who can say such things are mostly scholars, as well as some officials who consider themselves to be of high moral character.

With someone leading the way and others following, they naturally made their way to the East Palace in a grand procession.

To be honest, they are the ones Zhou Tiancheng most wants to contact.

He needed the help of scholars to consolidate his position, but he never expected that his first encounter with them would be met with them coming to cause trouble.

Manager Liu welcomed in the leaders and whispered a reminder to Zhou Tiancheng.

"One of the leaders is an imperial censor, and the rest are all upright officials in the court. They shouldn't be here to cause trouble for Your Highness. Your Highness should not offend them."

Zhou Tiancheng scratched his head, went outside to take a look, and immediately felt a headache coming on.

He had thought about how to receive scholars, but he never expected to receive them under these circumstances!

He steeled himself and went out, getting straight to the point.

"I heard from Chief Eunuch Liu that you are dissatisfied with my use of death row inmates?"

The leading censor stood up and bowed.

"Your Highness, if these people can be pardoned even if they are sentenced to death, what will happen if they commit crimes and harm others again in the future?"

Zhou Tiancheng sighed immediately, feigning a sad expression, something that would be a piece of cake for a movie star.

"You don't understand me."

"What you see is my desire to pardon their sins, but what you don't see is the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed by Northern Xia on the outskirts of the northern border, as well as the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the Northern Xia capital."

"I'm leading ten thousand men there, and it's destined to be a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Do you think it's better for those good people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country to die, or for these death row inmates to die?"

The censor was completely stunned.

So this was His Highness the Crown Prince's original intention?

But since it's a matter of life and death, why does His Highness insist on going to the Northern Frontier?

"Your Highness, where are you? Aren't you coming back?"

The censor asked the question instinctively, then realized he had asked a pointless question.

He had been watching Zhou Tiancheng's behavior in the imperial court; from the very beginning, Zhou Tiancheng had no intention of returning.

Therefore, the censor immediately showed great respect to Zhou Tiancheng and bowed deeply.

"Your Highness, please forgive us. We did not understand your good intentions."

Zhou Tiancheng shook his head, feigning profundity, and began to consider what kind of acting he should use.

He had never played Wen Tianxiang before, but he had seen other veteran actors portray him, and now it was time to put his skills to good use!

He shook his long sleeves and quickly helped the censor up, looking at him with deep eyes.

"You are also a scholar, and I understand your concerns. But you can rest assured that these death row inmates are under my control and will not cause any trouble."

"In addition, I also need you to explain to all the scholars in the world that I do not look down on the people of Daqian. I just think that if people really have to die, it would be better to let these evil people die and make some more contributions to Daqian."

What do you think?

The censor nodded seriously.

"I will explain this clearly to all scholars in the world."

How do you intend to explain this?

Zhou Tiancheng pressed for an answer.

The censor was stunned.

Yes.

How is he supposed to explain this?

Zhou Tiancheng smiled calmly and patted the back of his hand.

"I have a poem here that you may use."

"I think that all scholars in the world will find peace of mind after reading this poem."