Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Outside Prince Yong’s mansion, there were mountains of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Thousands of honor guards never dreamed that they would lose their lives in Prince Yong's palace.

They didn't even know what was going on inside, and they weren't prepared at all.

What greeted them was only the gleaming sharp blades.

They wanted to escape, but unfortunately this was King Yong's fiefdom. There was no way up to heaven or down to earth. They had no choice but to wait for death.

Different from the wailing outside, the inner hall was peaceful at this moment.

"Your Majesty, the five great ancient families are now ready to take action. Once they unite with the imperial court, I'm afraid..."

At this time, in the huge inner hall, there were only Zhou Zheng and King Zhou Yong.

Looking at the young man in front of him who was half a head taller than him, King Zhou Yong felt filled with emotion.

He had seen Zhou Zheng perform miracles countless times before, and had never hesitated about Zhou Zheng's abilities and methods. But this time, he was a little panicked.

King Zhou Yong had experienced everything in his life. He didn't care about anything about himself, not even about his own life and death.

The so-called wealth, glory and power were never what he pursued.

There has always been only one thing he really cares about, and that is Zhou Ping!

Therefore, King Zhou Yong could bet everything he had, including his own life, and he had only one request, which was that Zhou Zheng must win, and Zhou Zheng could only win and must win!

"This battle must be fought eventually."

"Whether there is Emperor Tianjing or not, this battle is inevitable."

Looking at the aging King Zhou Yong in front of him, Zhou Zheng sighed lightly.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed?!

Since ancient times, the struggle between imperial power and the five ancient families has never stopped. The only difference is that imperial power has never been able to defeat the five ancient families.

But Zhou Zheng was different. He couldn't accept it, nor could he bear the five ancient families.

In this world, he can only allow one voice to exist, and that voice is his own.

Because only in this way, only by completing centralization, will Zhou Zheng have the opportunity to reshape the world and have a real competition with the Far West.

"The gold and silver brought by the court must not be wasted."

"Order that all this money be used to pay the soldiers."

Zhou Zheng lowered his head, and this decision made King Zhou Yong's body tremble instantly.

He looked up at Zhou Zheng, his eyes were a little bloodshot, and a hint of panic emanated from the depths of his eyes.

Even if this is not all the money for recruiting, such a huge expense is simply not something that the soldiers in the current fiefdom can absorb.

Unless, this money, more, is used for pensions!

Since ancient times, burying soldiers with great ceremony has been the most expensive thing.

But sufficient compensation can enable soldiers to charge forward without regard for life or death.

Could it be possible? !

When this thought escaped from Zhou Yong's mind, he was completely stunned.

"Please, Your Majesty, give your orders!"

Taking a deep breath, King Zhou Yong knew very well that he was afraid Zhou Zheng had made some arrangements.

He clenched his fists, stood where he was, and waited quietly for Zhou Zheng's order.

This time, Zhou Zheng traveled thousands of miles across the Great Zhou. King Zhou Yong would not think that Zhou Zheng simply wanted to visit this fiefdom, nor would he think that Zhou Zheng just wanted to know what his attitude was.

"The prince is a smart man."

Zhou Zheng nodded. He did not deny it, but just this one sentence made King Zhou Yong feel a little panic and urgency.

"Next, there is one thing that will trouble you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Zheng stopped talking nonsense and turned to look at King Zhou Yong, speaking every word seriously.

"As your majesty commands, I will complete it until my death!"

King Zhou Yong didn't say anything nonsense. He straightened his back and looked at Zhou Zheng.

"I want you to lead the army of your fiefdom, in the name of serving the king, regardless of everything, and march to Kyoto!"

Just a few words, but it was like a thunderclap in a clear sky, exploding suddenly.

Raise an army to support the king!

regardless of costs!

Kill to Kyoto!

Just twelve words, each one of them has the force of a thousand pounds, enough to make one's ears deaf and one's heart tremble.

"Yes!"

King Zhou Yong naturally knew what Zhou Zheng meant by these words. This was undoubtedly telling the world his choice and attitude.

They might even sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers.

This is a road from which there is no turning back!

But King Zhou Yong bit his lip and finally agreed.

"My Lord, do you know the consequences of this?"

Zhou Zheng frowned slightly, looked at the somewhat old man in front of him, and asked softly.

"There are mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and wailing everywhere."

Taking a deep breath, King Zhou Yong stated his guess as calmly as possible.

There are 300,000 troops within the fiefdom.

There are more than 100,000 elite troops capable of fighting!

With such strength, it is already the most powerful army in the entire Great Zhou. If King Zhou Yong is willing, he can even sweep across the Great Zhou.

But even so, King Yong of Zhou knew that he had almost no chance of winning this battle.

Even the entire army being wiped out is not impossible!

Because he knew better than anyone that Zhou Zheng's purpose in doing this was not to target the imperial court.

The current imperial court is no longer something Zhou Zheng cares about.

Zhou Zheng wanted to use the elite forces in King Zhou Yong's hands to test the capabilities of the five ancient families.

Know thyself, ever-victorious!

He wanted to know how much ability and level the five great ancient families still had today, and whether they could really dominate the rest.

Of course, if you want to test the five ancient families, you will have to pay a price.

The army in King Zhou Yong's hands was Zhou Zheng's bargaining chip and the price of sacrifice.

"My Lord, do you hate me?"

Zhou Zheng sighed lightly, his eyes a little dazed.

"In this world, everything has a price."

"If I can use my life and death to gain your majesty's trust, then I will have no regrets."

"Besides, if there was no reason, if Your Majesty had no choice, why would you use an old minister?"

King Zhou Yong sorted himself out. After he calmed down a little, the dejection on his face disappeared.

He knew that Zhou Zheng's ability to find him and make him the one holding the long sword was not just a means of exploitation, but more of a sign of trust and recognition from King Zhou Yong!

Trust that King Zhou Yong will not betray you and recognize his ability!

People only think that King Yong of Zhou was mediocre and incompetent, but who would have thought that King Yong of Zhou was not an ordinary person.

"After lying dormant for so many years, I, an old minister, also want to see how capable I am."

"If I can fight against the five great ancient families in my lifetime, it would be a blessing regardless of winning or losing!"

King Zhou Yong felt more free and easy at this moment.

In this life, one should do what one wants!

All his life, he was extremely cautious, fearing that he would take a wrong step.

But the life I got in return didn't seem to be what I wanted.

If that's the case, then why should we walk on thin ice for the rest of our lives? !

"Old minister, I want to fight for myself once!"

"It's only a flash in the pan, but I won't regret it!"

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