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

Jiangnan.

Zhou Tiancheng was surrounded by several women.

Zheng Ye'er even reached out and pinched Zhou Tiancheng's ear.

Li Hua, standing to the side, was eager to try.

Zhou Tiancheng was convinced.

I only came to watch a striptease performance, how come it's like I've broken a cardinal rule?

"I was wrong! I was wrong, isn't that enough?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his left ear was twisted hard, and it hurt so much that it felt like it was going to fall off.

Zhou Tiancheng turned around in astonishment, then looked angrily at Li Hua.

"Li Hua! How dare you!"

Li Hua wanted to run away, but then she remembered that she was pregnant and couldn't do strenuous exercise.

So she stuck out her pregnant belly and looked at Zhou Tiancheng triumphantly.

Zhou Tiancheng was unable to be hit or scolded, and felt extremely frustrated.

Zheng Ye'er was also pregnant. She put one hand on her hip and pointed at Zhou Tiancheng with the other, scolding him.

"You're a prince! How dare you come to such a lowly place?"

"What can't you see normally? Why do you have to come and watch these women dancing naked?"

Zhou Tiancheng spoke with some frustration.

"They're dressed! I told you, they're all dressed!"

Zheng Ye'er was even angrier.

"How dare you say that! If you hadn't come up with those shameful clothes, women wouldn't be like this now!"

"They wear those shameless clothes; they're more hateful than if they weren't naked at all!"

"Besides, even if several women in the family are pregnant, Bing'er and Qing'er aren't pregnant yet, are they?"

"Instead of trying to get them pregnant, you have the nerve to watch other women dance? When the Gu family comes knocking, will you be able to handle them?"

Zhou Tiancheng lowered his head even further.

Manager Liu chuckled to himself.

Seeing that it was almost time, he walked over.

"Your Highness, Chief Steward Huang has arrived."

Zhou Tiancheng looked terrified.

"How did he find his way to Jiangnan?"

"I've already hidden myself all the way to Jiangnan, isn't that enough?"

"I told you, I don't want to go back to being a crown prince; I just want to be a carefree prince!"

Manager Liu's smile remained unchanged.

"Your Highness, you've forgotten that Chief Steward Huang is the chief steward of the Imperial Workshop of the Great Qian Dynasty. He has spies all over the Great Qian, so it's not surprising that he found you."

Zhou Tiancheng sighed.

He turned and walked quickly toward the teahouse.

Upstairs, Zhou Tianze was watching a traditional opera performance with two gentle and kind girls.

Zhou Tiancheng plopped down.

"Tianze, I'm your second brother, right? I'm giving you a mission: go back to the capital and become the crown prince."

Zhou Tianze smiled slightly.

"I don't have your extraordinary talents."

"If you want to be the crown prince, you should go back yourself. I haven't had enough fun yet."

Having grown up in Kyoto, Zhou Tianze has only recently discovered how vast and beautiful the Great Qian Dynasty is as he travels around.

Different customs, different ethnic groups, and different people have captivated even the current third prince.

Zhou Tiancheng was covered in sweat.

"No, didn't you want to be the crown prince before?"

Zhou Tianze rolled his eyes.

"That was before!"

"Isn't it okay if I just want to see a play and listen to some music?"

Zhou Tiancheng has become somewhat withdrawn.

He knew he couldn't escape, but he didn't want to go back and clean up the mess.

What should I do?

no way.

He could only sit at the table and wait for Huang Chen to come to him.

Huang Chen arrived shortly afterward.

Seeing the two getting along harmoniously, Huang Chen was not surprised at all, but just looked at Zhou Tiancheng with a helpless expression.

"Your Highness, let's go back."

Zhou Tiancheng made one last struggle.

"I am not the crown prince, I am just a handsome prince."

If it were someone else, they might have thought that Zhou Tiancheng was blaming Zhou Rui.

But Huang Chen knew in his heart that Zhou Tiancheng wasn't just putting on airs; he genuinely enjoyed traveling around!

But he did do what he was supposed to do.

The Northern Xia's National Protection Army and its troops have begun to exert their strength. Although the barbarian army is still terrifying, it is unable to advance any further.

Because the Northern Xia began to tie down the barbarian army, after the Northern Frontier was occupied by the barbarian army, they had to free up their resources to deal with the Northern Xia.

The three-way stalemate has finally come to an end.

Zhou Rui also sent envoys to seek peace, but before they even reached the barbarian army's royal court, they were cut into pieces on the spot.

In the words of the barbarians, once they destroy Northern Xia, Great Qian will also be lambs in their hands.

Zhou Rui finally restored Zhou Tiancheng's status as Crown Prince, but when the imperial edict was delivered to Zhou Tiancheng, he turned around and ran away, showing no intention of accepting it.

He wants to enjoy life, not be a beast of burden!

But in the end, there was no escaping it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tiancheng gave Zhou Tianze a resentful look.

"When I become the crown prince, the first thing I'll do is transfer you back to be my deputy."

Zhou Tianze's expression changed.

"My son is about to be born, so don't you dare mess with me!"

"I'm telling you, if you dare send me back to that quagmire, I'll fight you to the death!"

Zhou Tiancheng stood up and smiled slightly.

"The imperial decree cannot be disobeyed; let's wait to receive it!"

He turned and left, leaving Zhou Tianze shouting and cursing furiously in the restaurant.

Zhou Tiancheng turned around and gave a disdainful smile.

"Hmph, I'll scare you to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking...

He turned to look at Huang Chen.

"Let me make this clear first: once the barbarians are dealt with, I'll continue being a prince. You can have Father Emperor revoke my status as crown prince!"

Huang Chen smiled and nodded.

"Let's go back to Kyoto quickly."

Zhou Tiancheng rolled his eyes.

"Why are you going back to Kyoto?"

"Let's go to Northern Xinjiang!"

Huang Chen was somewhat taken aback.

"Your Highness, what's going on?"

Zhou Tiancheng sighed.

"Let's go back and collect some interest first. In any case, 50,000 of my National Protection Army died at the hands of the barbarians. It's time to avenge them."

"I had no choice before, after all, as you know, I am the Prince of Yan and have no power, let alone the power to touch the military."

"Now that my status has been restored, if I don't avenge them, do I still deserve to serve in the Central Military Commission?"

Zhou Tiancheng didn't stop at all and headed straight for the northern frontier.

He met many acquaintances here.

Lin Tong, Fang Datong, they are almost all here.

And Zhou Tiancheng's first order was...

"General Lin, go to the Western Frontier and fight against the Tibetans."

"Leave this to me."

Lin Tong almost let out a long sigh, as if a weight had been lifted from his heart, and quickly agreed.

With his left hand writing the note and his right hand signing it, Lin Tong went to Xinjiang the next day.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't want to see Qin Zhiang, but the problems in the Western Frontier were indeed serious and couldn't be delayed any longer.

As for the northern border region...

"Listen up, all of you. If you have relatives in the army or officers, call them all back."

"Besides, don't expect any credit for this. Without credit, who will fight for you?"

"After you've done all this, tell the soldiers below that as long as they drive away the barbarian army, their rewards for this achievement will not only not be reduced, but will be doubled!"

"This is the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty's guarantee!"