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

The incense table has been set up.

But the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

The middle-aged Taoist priest stood to the side, letting out a long sigh, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

Huang Chen stood in front of the incense table and spoke loudly.

"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees!"

"The foundation of the nation is at stake; the heir apparent is the cornerstone of the dynasty..."

Huang Chen spoke with a strong voice, his words neither too fast nor too slow, but the further Zhou Tiancheng spoke, the more solemn his expression became.

He understood the meaning of the imperial edict.

This means that he is a flawed prince and unworthy to be the crown prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, and his position as crown prince should be removed!

"Considering he is my son, I will treat him leniently and bestow upon him the title of Prince of the Northern Frontier..."

Huang Chen continued reading.

But Zhou Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Should they be granted the title of a vassal king?

That's not bad.

But starting today, Zui Chunfeng, Shaofu, Donggong, gunpowder workshop, and so on, have all been taken over by Zhou Rui.

Even his position on the Central Military Commission was completely stripped.

A prince is a prince, but he is a prince without power, without military power, without the right to participate in politics, and can only collect taxes from his fiefdom.

"Not bad at all."

Thinking this, Zhou Tiancheng raised his head and stood up to receive the imperial edict.

He took a step forward, but Huang Chen did not let go, staring straight at him!

"Was it you who killed the true prince?"

Huang Chen's voice was as cold as a wisp of white vapor rising from an ice cellar!

Zhou Tiancheng took a deep breath and nodded with a sigh of relief.

"Yes."

Huang Chen gritted his teeth and spoke.

Why?

Zhou Tiancheng remained calm.

"Because he wanted to kill me."

Huang Chen laughed in anger!

"Do you know that he is the Crown Prince, one of the most distinguished people in the world!"

"If he wants to kill you, that's your honor!"

"You killed him. If someone hadn't stopped you, you would be torn to pieces by now!"

"You, you deserve to die!"

Zhou Tiancheng listened to these words, but his gaze remained clear.

He looked at Huang Chen calmly, as if he were looking at an ordinary person.

"In my eyes, there is no difference between people."

"He wanted to kill, and he was killed; it's a very simple principle."

"Since I'm going to die anyway, why don't I kill him first? Am I just going to lie there and let him kill me? What kind of logic is that?"

Yellow dust exploded!

"He's royalty!"

Then he remembered that the man in front of him was also the emperor's son, albeit an illegitimate one.

But he didn't say it. He just pursed his lips and stared intently at Zhou Tiancheng, his eyes filled with hatred as if he wanted to tear Zhou Tiancheng to pieces.

Zhou Tiancheng's eyes remained calm.

In my eyes, all people are the same.

"Just like you, people say you're a eunuch, but the first time I called you was Uncle Huang."

"You can say I'm acting, you can say I have ulterior motives, but in my eyes, you're no different from anyone else; you're just a human being."

"Identity or status doesn't matter."

"Whether it's the Crown Prince or you, whoever tries to kill me, I will kill them."

"From beginning to end, all I wanted was to survive."

Looking into his clear eyes, Huang Chen felt a strange sense of powerlessness.

He released the imperial edict from his hand and turned to leave.

"Go back. The imperial edict has been delivered. We won't stay any longer."

The middle-aged eunuch smiled broadly and quickly followed after him.

"Father-in-law, please slow down! Have you changed your mind? What about the other imperial edict? Shouldn't it be destroyed?"

"I will!"

Huang Chen spoke quickly and urgently, as if he were avoiding something, and hurriedly left the government office of Dayue Pass.

Zhou Tiancheng watched him leave, then glanced down at the imperial edict, finally letting out a sigh of relief and a smile appearing on his face.

"It's safe now."

"I finally survived. I guess Zhou Rui was afraid I would cause trouble in the northern frontier, which is why he gave me a vassal kingship."

He held the imperial edict with a smug look on his face, imagining a leisurely life ahead, his mind filled with longing.

Manager Liu, who was standing to the side, spoke up in dissatisfaction.

"Your Highness, do you really not want to be emperor?"

Zhou Tiancheng didn't bother to speak.

"Is that an emperor? Those are just cattle and horses!"

"They have to get up before dawn every day and can't sleep after dark. They can't even leave the palace. It's bad for their lifespan!"

"Wouldn't it be better to be a carefree prince?"

"It's a pity it's in the northern frontier. If it were in the south, I wouldn't have to worry about anything. The northern frontier is still a bit chaotic..."

He was still rambling on and on.

Because he was in a really good mood.

His identity was exposed, but he was spared and had no more worries. He could finally play without any worries.

But at that moment, a person knelt down in front of him, wailing loudly.

"Your Highness! The National Protection Army is gone!"

Zhou Tiancheng was stunned, and his hand holding the imperial edict trembled.

"What do you mean?"

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person who had come was none other than Xiao Shi, who should have been in Beixia!

Zhou Tiancheng had a bad feeling and stepped forward to pull Xiao Shi up.

"General Shi, what exactly happened?!"

Xiao Shi raised his face, which was streaked with tears.

"Your Highness, all 50,000 National Protection Army soldiers have perished in battle."

"Big brother, the others are gone too."

Zhou Tiancheng was furious.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Didn't we agree before we left? Your job was to keep them occupied! Don't you understand what 'keeping them occupied' means?"

"Didn't I teach you guerrilla tactics? Is this how you fight?"

Xiao Shi looked at him in despair.

"But the barbarians don't care about us at all. They rushed straight to the Northern Xia imperial court. My elder brother said that if we can't stop the barbarians, Northern Xia will be destroyed."

"So what if a country is destroyed? What business is it of ours? You guys come back first, we'll fight again next year, can't we? Why are you blocking our way?"

Zhou Tiancheng's eyes turned red!

Xiao Shi closed his eyes, and only tears flowed silently.

"My elder brother said that if Northern Xia is destroyed, next year there won't just be 100,000 barbarians, but hundreds of thousands, even millions!"

"My elder brother said that we cannot retreat. If we retreat, the people of Daqian will suffer heavy casualties, and Daqian might even be devastated."

"My elder brother said that we are the National Protection Army, as His Highness the Crown Prince said, and that our primary mission is to protect the people and the country..."

His voice trembled more and more.

Zhou Tiancheng's hands were also trembling.

His brainwashing method successfully brainwashed the Ten Ghosts of Fengcheng and also successfully cost the lives of 50,000 National Protection Army soldiers!

He repeated the word "restraint, restraint" countless times.

But once they got to the battlefield, these idiots still stubbornly held on!

"Holy crap!"

Zhou Tiancheng roared, shoved Xiao Shi aside, and headed straight for the door.

"Go and summon Lin Tong and the others. Have the Military Commission hold a meeting right now!"

"I'm going to kill these barbarians! I'm going to kill them all!"