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

"Where are the personal guards of the local gentry and dignitaries?"

Emperor Tianjing adjusted his mood slightly, took a deep breath, stared at the Minister of War, and asked in a deep voice.

These people are originally tied to the imperial court. If they cannot stand up at the critical moment, once the imperial court is overthrown, their future will be completely wiped out.

We are all in the same boat, and Emperor Tianjing can no longer care about anything else.

After all, it was impossible for these hundreds of thousands of soldiers to resist King Yong of Zhou.

If King Yong of Zhou raised an army to defend the throne and even offered the imperial palace of the Great Zhou, then, regardless of whether the five great ancient families would take action at this time, the reputation of Emperor Tianjing would be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Emperor Tianjing no longer cared about anything else.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers from various places are not organized into a system, so it is difficult for them to launch an effective attack."

"Local gentry and powerful people can certainly help the imperial court, but I'm afraid it will only be a drop in the bucket."

The Minister of War smiled bitterly, and the senior officials in the court also lowered their heads even lower.

Everyone is clear about the current situation. The imperial court may not be able to withstand the iron cavalry of King Zhou Yong.

Now there is only one plan, that is, the imperial court must do everything possible to ask the five great ancient families for help. Only by relying on the power of the five great ancient families can King Zhou Yong be contained or even eliminated.

As long as King Zhou Yong is killed, the troops from all over the world who are loyal to the king will scatter, the pressure on the court will be reduced instantly, and even the situation in the whole world will be reversed.

Since we can only seek help from the five great ancient families, then who among the local gentry and powerful people will really help? !

You know, there is no need for them to make any meaningless moves or sacrifice in vain.

Everyone knows the reason behind this.

However, facing the furious Emperor Tianjing, no one dared to say this.

He could only keep his head down and remain silent, with cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

The situation was so good, who could have thought that King Zhou Yong would appear out of nowhere, and he was not just a small character, but a huge one.

In the past, the imperial court could still say that Zhou Zheng was unfilial and greedy, but now even the last sibling of Emperor Tianjing has betrayed him, which is already sending a special signal to the world.

No wonder Emperor Tianjing was determined to stop King Zhou Yong at all costs.

"Humph, do you really think you don't know what they are thinking?!"

"Now it's a situation where both the lips and the teeth are in danger. If they don't take action, once the imperial court is overthrown, they will not be able to remain unscathed."

"Don't they know that no egg will be left unbroken when the nest is overturned?!"

Emperor Tianjing's pupils wrinkled, and the reproach and coldness in his words became stronger.

You know, during the reign of Emperor Tianjing, these gentry and powerful people, these high-ranking officials and nobles, received a lot of policy benefits from the court. Now that the court is in trouble, they want to keep themselves out of it and want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. This is simply wishful thinking.

"If they don't take action, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Do they think that if King Zhou Yong doesn't do anything to them, they'll be fine?"

"Then I will turn my troops around, kill them first, slaughter all their nine clans, and destroy their fantasies!"

Emperor Tianjing slammed his hand on the dragon throne, then jumped up, and a powerful aura burst out from his body.

At this moment, Emperor Tianjing's words were firm and there was no room for negotiation.

This decision petrified everyone on the spot.

They looked up in disbelief, and the trance in their eyes turned into a hint of panic, because everyone could see that Emperor Tianjing was not joking, what he said was true, and very serious.

At this moment, the ministers were in panic.

If this were true, the imperial court would probably collapse in an instant.

Not to mention waiting for Zhou Zheng to take action, King Zhou Yong alone is enough to overthrow the imperial court.

But even so, even though Emperor Tianjing knew this would be the result, he didn't seem to care.

"My dear ministers, do you think that if the imperial court is gone, do these gentry and aristocratic families still have meaning and necessity to exist?"

With a flick of his sleeves, Emperor Tianjing appeared to be fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

Rumble!

And these words were like a bolt from the blue, deeply hurting the hearts of everyone present.

The prime minister and others wanted to speak up to persuade them, but before they could say anything, Emperor Tianjing said another sentence that almost made everyone collapse on the spot.

"If King Zhou Yong really leads his troops to attack the capital, I will definitely protect all of you, my dear ministers."

"You will all share life and death with me, and I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice!"

"When the city is breached, I will personally send you and your clansmen off on your journey."

"At the very least, I can leave you with an intact body, saving you from the pain of humiliation. I can also let you go down in history with your proud character!"

Buzz! ! !

As the words continued to flow, everyone felt their heads buzzing.

This is a blatant threat to everyone present? !

You know, they are the key core that enables the entire Great Zhou Dynasty to continue to operate. If they give up, the entire court will come to a standstill and will fall into complete chaos.

At this critical moment, Emperor Tianjing still dares to threaten them? !

For a moment, the ministers could not accept it.

However, Emperor Tianjing subsequently ordered the capital to be sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without an imperial decree.

As a result, they couldn't send their family members away.

At this moment, no minister could stay out of it.

They are angry, unwilling, and helpless.

Madman, this is clearly a madman!

Looking at Emperor Tianjing who was now sitting on the dragon throne in the court, they were extremely angry but helpless.

The prime minister and other ministers all knew a truth, which was deliberately told to them by Emperor Tianjing.

Just to force them!

Forcing them to stand completely with the court at this time, forcing them to stand completely with Emperor Tianjing at this time.

Forced them to choose between the gentry and powerful people in the world and Emperor Tianjing.

As the longest reigning emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could Emperor Tianjing not know the relationship between these ministers in the court and the local gentry and powerful people? !

These local gentry and powerful people might pretend to obey the imperial court's orders but actually disobey them.

However, this local gentry would carry out the orders of the ministers present even at the risk of his life.

Emperor Tianjing knows the ins and outs of this better than anyone else.

The interests involved are complicated and intertwined.

Emperor Tianjing understood better than anyone the principle of hitting the snake at its most vulnerable part.

If you want to control the local gentry and powerful people, you must control the officials of the imperial court.

The current court officials have already been secretly communicating with the five ancient aristocratic families. They no longer have Emperor Tianjing in their hearts. Even if the five ancient aristocratic families give the order, they can even immediately support another person to ascend the throne.

Therefore, Emperor Tianjing will naturally not be merciful to this group of ungrateful people.

Aren’t you placing your hopes on the five great ancient families?

Don't you think highly of me, the emperor?

Don't you think you can still control the world?

Now, your lives and the lives of your people are in your own hands. Do you have any other abilities or means? !

"If I really lose this throne, if I can't protect myself, then nothing in this world will matter anymore."

Emperor Tianjing slowly stood up, smiled coldly, turned around and announced the adjournment of the court.

He only left a faint sentence, "My dear ministers, please think carefully!"

The words were light, but they carried a strong threat.

The ministers trembled with fear and knelt on the ground.

Only after Emperor Tianjing's figure completely disappeared did they breathe a sigh of relief.

All the ministers gathered in front of the prime minister, all with panic in their eyes.

Once, they thought Chen Duo was the biggest thorn in their side, but now it seems that Chen Duo is not so bad.

The one who is truly wicked to the core is Emperor Tianjing.

"Prime Minister, what should we do next?"

Finally, one minister couldn't bear it any longer, and then all the ministers burst into tears.

Seeing this scene, the prime minister could only sigh softly, and the sadness on his face became even more intense.

"Since ancient times, serving a king is like serving a tiger. It is just like this."

Shaking his head, the Prime Minister's eyes flickered.

"Now, you can only make one choice."

"Based on my understanding of Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely not wait until the city is captured."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing all the ministers present to tremble in their hearts!

Could it be even closer?

"If you have not responded within three days, I am afraid that your Majesty will act even faster."

"In fact, it won't even take three days. Your Majesty will take action tomorrow..."