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

"Your Majesty, don't forget that if it weren't for the money of the five ancient families, we wouldn't even have the chance to fight Zhou Zheng."

"Besides, the Minister of War also said that the chance of winning is at most 90%."

"And what we need is a 100 percent chance of winning."

"Because we can't lose, and we can't afford to lose!"

At this moment, the Prime Minister and Emperor Tianjing looked straight into each other's eyes, neither panic nor blinking.

His words made all the court officials present tense.

As a subject, how to talk to the emperor is not an obvious thing. In the past, given Emperor Tianjing's temperament, he would probably give an order and have the prime minister thrown into hell on the spot.

But this time, to the surprise of the ministers, Emperor Tianjing did not get furious, and even his eyes did not fluctuate much.

He just stared at the prime minister quietly, his deep eyes showed no emotional change at all, like a pool of stagnant water, no fluctuations could be seen at all.

But no one knew that beneath Emperor Tianjing's seemingly calm eyes, there was a crazy murderous intent hidden.

However, this murderous intent was forcibly suppressed by Emperor Tianjing.

It’s not that Emperor Tianjing doesn’t want to take action, but he knows better than anyone that now is definitely not the best time to take action.

If he wants to win this battle, he now needs the help of his ministers, the prime minister's statement, and the unity of civil and military officials.

Otherwise, people will panic and be defeated before the battle even begins.

"Only if the five great ancient families take action can we ensure that we are invincible."

At this moment, the Prime Minister no longer had the fear and trepidation he had in the past when looking at Emperor Tianjing.

His look made everyone understand that the current prime minister had probably completely become the liaison and decision-maker of the five ancient families in the court.

With this status, he naturally doesn't need to be afraid of Emperor Tianjing.

No one knew when the prime minister did this, but all the court officials knew that when the prime minister made this suggestion, it was actually a request.

He asked Emperor Tianjing to take the initiative to find the five ancient families to discuss this decisive battle.

In this world with a very strict hierarchy, once Emperor Tianjing did this, it would undoubtedly be sending a signal that the Great Zhou would become a vassal of the five ancient families.

However, the five great ancient families have never cared about anything in the secular world, and have even transcended the power struggles in the secular world. Why would they do this now? !

No one knows the reason, but no one is stupid enough to ask this question.

After all, since ancient times, when gods fight, mortals suffer.

For some things, the more you ask, the faster you die.

"I will go there!"

Finally, after leaving these words, Emperor Tianjing dismissed the court and left.

However, this sentence made everyone feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

Looking at this somewhat old man, the emperor who once ruled the Great Zhou for decades, they had complicated expressions.

The prime minister also stood there, silent.

After a long time, he finally smiled bitterly.

"If the Great Zhou wants to be preserved and the imperial court wants to stay, the only ones they can rely on are the five great ancient families."

"This world is about to change."

"It's not because of Zhou Zheng, but because of the powerful existence in the Far West that has risen in the past hundred years."

"Only the five great ancient families have a chance to resist their encroachment and attacks."

However, no one heard the prime minister's words except himself.

But if Zhou Zheng and others heard this, they would certainly be quite surprised and shocked. Has the land of the Far West become so powerful that even the five arrogant ancient families have deep concerns?

Of course, these have no impact on the upcoming decisive battle between the imperial court and Zhou Zheng.

......

Great Zhou, Imperial Palace, Heavenly Prison.

A figure wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat appeared quietly.

Then, it stopped at the deepest part of the sky prison.

"You, finally came..."

The imprisoned Mu Yun slowly raised his head. Although he could not see the face and appearance of the man in front of him clearly, he could still see through his identity at a glance.

"Looking around the world, there are not many people who can understand me so well now."

An old voice came from under the hat, and then the man slowly took off his hat, revealing the face of Mu Yun who was imprisoned in the deepest part of the Sky Prison.

At this moment, the two old faces with wrinkles looked at each other, and the whole air became quiet.

They once worked in the same court, then served as monarch and subject, until finally they became enemies.

It can be said that the relationship between Mu Yun and Emperor Tianjing is extremely complicated, which is quite rare in history.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again here."

Mu Yun was the first to break the silence between the two.

He had thought about it countless times, but he had never imagined that the almighty Emperor Tianjing would one day specifically enter the Heavenly Prison.

You know, the former Emperor Tianjing disdained such a dirty place.

"You, seem to know I'm coming?"

Emperor Tianjing did not respond directly, but continued to stare at Mu Yun with interest.

This person whom he once trusted the most even gave his newly born son Zhou Zheng to him for tutoring. Even though their relationship was very complicated, it had to be admitted that Mu Yun's understanding of Emperor Tianjing was beyond imagination.

"I knew you would meet me at a suitable time, but I didn't expect it to be in a place like this."

Mu Yun felt a lot more relaxed at this time.

He had already seen through life and death and no longer cared about them.

Now they are in different positions and the previous relationship of monarch and subject no longer exists, so Mu Yun has fewer concerns.

Instead, he looked at Emperor Tianjing more like a friend.

"Who do you think will win this time between me and Zhou Zheng?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Emperor Tianjing's cloudy eyes.

He didn't say any more words, just stared at Mu Yun and went straight in.

He did not ask Mu Yun whether he was doing well, nor did he ask Mu Yun if he had any complaints against him. Instead, he wanted to know Mu Yun's answer.

"You will lose."

Without the slightest hesitation, Mu Yun looked at Emperor Tianjing with a smile on his face and answered directly.

"why?"

Emperor Tianjing already knew that Mu Yun would give such an answer, but he did not expect that Mu Yun's answer would be so straightforward, so straightforward that he did not even think about it.

At this critical moment and in this situation, his heart skipped a beat.

Although Mu Yun was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, he had no idea what was happening outside.

But after such a long time, Zhou Zheng has not yet captured Kyoto, which can only mean one thing, that is, the situation is not favorable to Zhou Zheng.

Mu Yun is so smart, how could he not know this?

Does he really believe in Zhou Zheng unconditionally?

Or was it because he really saw through something?

"Because he has faith."

"Because he knows who to fight for."

"Because he never cared about worldly fame, power and wealth."

Mu Yun's voice was very soft, but every word was like a sharp thorn, piercing deeply into Emperor Tianjing's heart.

"Belief?"

"What, faith?"

Emperor Tianjing did not rush to refute this time, but frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"Faith means having a place in your heart, and being brave and determined in what you want. Even if you experience despair, on the brink of death, in the lonely and helpless moment of despair, you can still move forward courageously."

“Faith is the truest and most resolute force in our hearts. It can help us find our way in the darkness and guide us forward. It enables us to persevere and move forward courageously in the face of adversity.”

"So, Zhou Zheng has faith in his heart, and he will definitely win."

Mu Yun smiled and responded softly.

His voice was not loud, but it was like a bolt of thunder, causing Emperor Tianjing's body to tremble slightly.

"What is his belief? What is he determined to do?"

Emperor Tianjing was still unwilling to give in.

"His faith has never been in his own power and wealth. It's in the people he cares about."

"And the people he cares about are not just us, but also the people of the Great Zhou world."

"He once said that he had a dream, a dream to change the world and make it different."

Speaking of this, Mu Yun smiled warmly.

"What does he want the world to become?"

Emperor Tianjing's heartbeat quickened and he continued to ask.

"Twenty-four words in total."

This time, Mu Yun did not hide, but slowly stood up and straightened his hunched body.

"Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, friendliness..."