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

Late at night, the Great Zhou Palace was extremely quiet.

Apart from the guards walking around from time to time, only the flickering candles illuminated this place.

Inside the bedroom, Emperor Tianjing couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Mu Yun's words in the prison made him toss and turn, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He thought of countless possibilities, thought of Mu Yun's decadent face, thought of Mu Yun kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, but he never thought that Mu Yun would be so calm, and even more so, he never thought that now that the situation was clear and Zhou Zheng was destined to lose, Mu Yun would still work hard to help Zhou Zheng win.

"What kind of magic power does he have? Is he worthy of Mu Yun staying with him like this?"

With a light sigh, Emperor Tianjing closed his eyes again.

Now that there is no one available around him, he even thought about giving Mu Yun a chance.

However, the results were not satisfactory.

Even Mu Yun's reaction made Emperor Tianjing begin to doubt himself, and caused a slight crack to appear in his original heart of Taoism.

This world originally belonged to him, Emperor Tianjing.

Even if Zhou Zheng ascended the throne, so what? He was still the emperor emeritus, enjoying all the prosperity in the world.

But now, things don't seem to be developing in that way.

Emperor Tianjing lost too much for the throne.

His princes were either dead, went crazy, or died young. Looking around, only Zhou Zheng was left.

"No!"

"I am the number one person in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the perfect man in history, and the absolute ruler of this world!"

"I cannot allow anyone to override me, even if Zhou Zheng is my prince!"

Thinking of this, a hint of cruelty appeared in Emperor Tianjing's eyes again.

This kind of cruelty is mixed with a hint of hatred that makes people feel panic and fearful.

"If it weren't for this rebellious son, how could I have fallen to this point, how could the Great Zhou have fallen to this point, how could the world have fallen to this point?!"

"Everything is because of Zhou Zheng! He must be responsible, responsible for this world, responsible for the Great Zhou court, and responsible for me!"

"The only way is to die!"

His dry palms clenched suddenly, his eyes became bloodshot, and his whole face became somewhat hideous.

Emperor Tianjing knew better than anyone that there was no room for maneuver between him and Zhou Zheng.

Things have come to this point, and there is no turning back. The only way for both sides to gain final peace is to fight to the death.

Even so, this is a situation that requires a huge price to pay.

"shadow......"

After a long time, Emperor Tianjing's voice softened a lot.

He turned his head and looked into the darkness, taking a deep breath.

Then, a ghostly figure slowly appeared and knelt down respectfully to Emperor Tianjing.

"What's going on with the five great ancient families?"

There was a hint of fatigue in the old man's words.

But if someone heard these words, they would certainly be shocked to the extreme. Because who would have thought that the current Emperor Tianjing still had the means to secretly spy on the five ancient families.

You know, this is not something that can be achieved by ordinary power.

"Your Majesty, the five great ancient families are still hiding from the world."

"They are on Penglai Island, and there is no major movement."

"However, the disciples of the five ancient families have already shown signs of coming out of Penglai Fairy Island to gain experience."

The man called Shadow lowered his voice and responded quietly.

"However, representatives of the five ancient families have already gathered in the capital."

"Many important officials in the court, especially the Prime Minister, would come in and out of the mansion where they lived from time to time."

"Unfortunately, the mansion is heavily guarded, and even a servant would have difficulty getting close."

Shadow's voice was still mechanical, without much emotional fluctuation.

Emperor Tianjing's eyes flickered, and he kept repeating the prime minister's name, "It seems that I still underestimated this prime minister."

"The secret channel has long been on the side of the five ancient families."

"When the dust settles, I will make sure you live a life worse than death!"

"I would rather give myself to the world than let the world betray me!"

Filled with murderous intent, Emperor Tianjing's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhole.

"Send a message to the Prime Minister and ask him to notify the leaders of the five ancient families in Kyoto to come to the palace tomorrow to discuss important matters."

Emperor Tianjing forced himself to suppress his inner resentment and finally waved his hand.

I don't know when the shadow disappeared, his movements were so light, as if he had never appeared.

And Emperor Tianjing also slowly fell asleep.

However, he slept very uneasily. In his dream, Emperor Tianjing vaguely felt that he was deserted by his friends and relatives, fighting alone, and eventually died and was forgotten by the world.

More importantly, he dreamed about his future and how he would be infamous for eternity.

Emperor Tianjing had a bad sleep all night due to nightmares.

Cold sweat had already soaked his back, and in a trance, Emperor Tianjing seemed to see his own grandmother.

"Could it be that this is foreshadowing something?"

Mumbling softly, Emperor Tianjing finally fell asleep slowly.

But he was tired, very tired, very tired.

......

The next day, dawn.

The first ray of sunlight poured down, covering the entire Kyoto.

After the cockcrows, people wake up and a new day begins.

In the Prime Minister's residence, a eunuch had been waiting for a long time.

It was not until the Prime Minister slowly walked out from the inner courtyard that the eunuch who had been waiting for a long time to announce the decree breathed a sigh of relief.

Throughout the ages, although they were eunuchs and suffered all kinds of cold words, they were eunuchs who announced imperial decrees after all, and their status was considered noble.

No matter they were princes, nobles or high-ranking officials, they were all very polite to the eunuchs who announced the imperial decrees.

It’s just that times have changed, things have changed, and people are no longer the same.

Today's emperor is weak, officials are dissatisfied, and the eunuchs who announce imperial decrees have long lost their former glory and status.

Especially when facing the prime minister, the head of all officials, they were extremely humble, fearing that they would anger the prime minister by mistake.

"Mr. Prime Minister, His Majesty has issued an order."

He carefully handed the imperial edict to the prime minister, and the eunuch who announced the edict did not dare to make too many etiquette requests at this time.

After all, the prime minister now has the five great ancient families behind him. Even Emperor Tianjing has to be polite to him, let alone he is just a eunuch.

As for red tape, it naturally seems less important at this time.

"Ah."

The prime minister took the imperial edict, then slowly opened it with an expressionless face.

As for the fact that he did not bow to show his respect, this is the Prime Minister's residence and his words are the law. Who dares to gossip about him?

His slightly wrinkled brows gradually relaxed as the imperial edict was opened.

Ha ha ha ha! ! !

After reading the entire content of the imperial edict, the prime minister smiled slyly, and did not conceal his joy at all.

good good!

Three good words in a row are enough to explain everything.

"Go back and tell His Majesty that I will definitely fulfill my mission."

"It will be done within three days."

After receiving the imperial edict, the prime minister's attitude changed 180 degrees.

Even the look in his eyes when he looked at the eunuch who announced the decree had softened a lot.

Following the prime minister's signal, the butler behind him hurriedly took out a stack of silver bills from his pocket and stuffed it directly into the arms of the eunuch who announced the decree.

Such an action made the eunuch who announced the imperial edict feel quite nervous and terrified.

You know, he was prepared to be scolded and humiliated by the Prime Minister today, and it was not impossible for him to even be beaten.

I didn't expect things to take such a turn.

However, the eunuch who announced the decree was also a smart man. After receiving the silver note, he started to flatter her.

The respect for the prime minister was like an endless torrent of water.

The prime minister disdains such flattery. If he wants, he can hear countless such words every day.

Of course, this little episode passed quickly.

"Emperor Tianjing, it seems that you have finally given in."

"Where's your arrogance? Where's your arrogance?"

"In the face of absolute strength, don't you have to bow your head obediently?"

Looking at the background where the eunuch who announced the decree disappeared, the prime minister sneered and then spat.

This kind of behavior is simply treasonous.

In the past, it would have been a heinous crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.

But the current prime minister doesn't care at all. He even hopes that the conflict between him and Emperor Tianjing will become more and more intense.

Because only in this way can he truly gain the recognition of the five great ancient families.

Only then can you truly join the five great ancient families.

At that time, what could the mere imperial power do to him?

"But, this time, you know the situation."

Thinking about the contents of the imperial edict, the corners of the prime minister's mouth curled up more and more.

In this way, the subsequent initiative will be completely controlled by the five ancient families.

Moreover, it is justified.

......