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

into the night.

Zhou Tiancheng woke up, washed his face, and went to his tent.

Perfect timing, Xiao Shi and the others are all here.

Zhou Tiancheng waved his hand.

"Go and invite your brothers over too. There are so many dishes, we probably can't finish them all."

The cost of a table for an ordinary soldier is more than five taels of silver, not including labor costs.

But Zhou Tiancheng's meal alone cost nearly a hundred taels of silver, and it included everything from bear paws to shark fins!

Xiao Shi glanced at Fourth Brother, and seeing Fourth Brother nod, he immediately went to invite people.

Before long, the Ten Demons of Fengcheng reunited.

As the group sat together, Zhou Tiancheng stopped mentioning recruitment and simply told everyone to eat and drink well.

The eldest brother glanced at the happy tenth brother, then at the fourth and fifth brothers who were talking to the crown prince. Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, he directly asked a question.

"Your Highness, I heard you came in last place in this competition?"

"I'm really curious, why did His Highness the Crown Prince ever think of competing with Xiao Shi?"

He was mocking Chou Tien-cheng for overestimating his abilities.

Zhou Tiancheng gave an awkward laugh.

"I thought that since we're all human, the difference wouldn't be that big. I didn't expect the difference to be so exaggerated."

The eldest brother chuckled softly.

"Your Highness, if I may be so bold, you are not a wise ruler."

His words were meant to provoke the three brothers who had betrayed him.

as predicted.

The fourth brother put down his wine glass, his expression somewhat grim.

Xiao Shi frowned, clenched his fists, but didn't say anything.

Only the fifth one!

That's just how he is; he'll be good to whoever is good to him.

He slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Elder brother, you are my elder brother, and I respect you, but His Highness the Crown Prince is the master of the three of us. I also ask that you show him some respect!"

"Whether he is a wise ruler or not, I know in my heart; at least I'm willing to follow him!"

"Do you really think he lacks physical strength? In fact, I've witnessed His Highness's training; his physical abilities are at least average compared to the other brothers in the camp!"

"If he hadn't stayed up all night writing for us, he wouldn't have gotten last place!"

"You've really gone too far by speaking of His Highness the Crown Prince like that!"

The boss was stunned!

He knew that the fifth brother was usually the most taciturn, and he could only exchange a few words with the fourth brother.

Unexpectedly, the fifth brother actually stepped forward today.

He put down his wine glass with a gloomy face and didn't say anything, but the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat heavy.

Zhou Tiancheng sighed, picked up his wine glass, and stood up.

"Please don't be angry, everyone. I invited you here for dinner today. I have no other intentions. There's no need for you to make such a fuss."

"I know I'm not a good person. If you lived in Kyoto, you'd probably avoid me."

"I have never blamed you. As I said from the beginning, I gladly accept those who are willing to follow me, and I will not force those who are not."

"But you brothers, with so many years of friendship, shouldn't be arguing like this over such a small matter."

"Come on, let's drink, let's just forget about it and pretend it never happened!"

Zhou Tiancheng raised his glass first, and no one else, not even the boss, dared to disrespect him.

After all, he is the crown prince.

After everyone had drunk a glass of wine, Zhou Tiancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and started talking about something lighter.

On the contrary, the eldest brother became more and more unhappy the more he thought about it.

The fourth brother has never been this protective of his older brother before!

So, after only one day of being by Zhou Tiancheng's side, he started protecting her?

What does this mean?

So he barely spoke all night, and after finishing his drink, he turned around and left.

After he left the tent, he happened to see several soldiers who had finished drinking muttering to each other.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is too merciful. My mother secretly told me that the previous beatings were all an act put on by His Highness for us!"

"I already knew that. I'm a prisoner too. Do you think I wouldn't be able to tell if the board hurts or not? My father was beaten, but he stood up as if nothing had happened. I knew then that His Highness the Crown Prince wasn't a bad person."

"Putting everything else aside, His Highness usually trains with us and he can at least get an average grade, but he ended up getting last place. I even suspect that he deliberately treated us to a meal."

"What suspicion! It's intentional! I've figured it out now. Everyone in Kyoto says His Highness the Crown Prince is a bad person, but he's actually a good person, he just looks bad."

The eldest brother fell silent after hearing this.

He stared blankly as the soldiers walked away, a slight feeling stirring within him.

Behind him, the second brother sighed.

"Brother, why do you have to do this?"

"Xiao Shi and the others have followed the Crown Prince. You should wish them well. I know you're a little uncomfortable, but the fact that the Duke sent us here shows that he approves of His Highness the Crown Prince and hopes we have a bright future, doesn't it?"

"Even if you don't agree with him, why provoke the Crown Prince?"

The eldest brother snorted.

"Can we fight wars by following the Crown Prince?"

"I don't want to be a useless nobody here for the rest of my life!"

He left after saying that, without looking back.

The second brother sighed, shook his head helplessly, and followed in the footsteps of the eldest brother.

The Ten Demons of Fengcheng, brothers who once fought side by side, their friendship of many years, has now been shattered.

On the other end.

Inside the central command tent, Zhou Tiancheng patted the fifth brother on the back.

"You went a bit too far today. He is, after all, your older brother. Find an opportunity another day to apologize to him."

The fifth brother looked at Zhou Tiancheng with surprise and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Your Highness, he deliberately provoked you, and you still want me to apologize to him?"

Zhou Tiancheng just smiled.

"If you were from Kyoto, you would know how bad my reputation is. I have never blamed him, but I do feel a little sorry for him."

"We've been brothers for so many years. Even if you've followed me, I hope you part ways amicably, rather than ending up on bad terms."

"Besides, I haven't planned to give up on your older brother and the others. If I manage to persuade them, you'll all have to work together again. Wouldn't that be awkward for you?"

The fifth brother slightly opened his mouth.

He was speechless, too shocked to utter a word.

Zhou Tiancheng patted him on the shoulder and left.

Only then did the fifth brother turn his head to look at the fourth brother and the tenth brother.

"Fourth Brother, Tenth Brother, I believe it now. His Highness the Crown Prince is truly magnanimous and worthy of our following!"

Xiao Shi gave a proud snort.

"I told you long ago, you'll never regret following His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"You saw the person next to him, right? The new General of Xinhua, His Highness the Crown Prince directly gifted him the Qingfeng Sword!"

The fifth and fourth brothers were so shocked their jaws dropped.

Only then did they understand what Xiao Shi meant by "generosity".

The Crown Prince is being a bit too generous, giving away a Qingfeng sword worth 300,000 taels of silver so readily!