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

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

There was silence all around, with only two people standing facing each other.

One of them is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Tianjing.

The other person is the fifth man, the person who holds the final say in the secular world among the five ancient families.

The two elderly men looked at each other without saying a word.

"The Great Zhou Emperor, Zhou Tian. Greetings to the Fifth Senior!"

In the end, it was Emperor Tianjing who broke the silence first. He clasped his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and bowed to the fifth man.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou, it was quite difficult to perform such a ceremony.

But the fifth man seemed not very satisfied with Emperor Tianjing's Tiandu. "As expected of the Great Zhou's Ten Perfect Old Man, he has his own ideas, not bad."

There was not a trace of recognition or respect for Emperor Tianjing in those casual words.

It's more like guidance to a junior or subordinate.

This made Emperor Tianjing shrink slightly, and then a chill surged through his hunched body, and the depths of his eyes also surged with waves and filled with murderous intent.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou, this is the limit of what he can do.

"I don't know, what do you want from me?"

However, the fifth man didn't care about Emperor Tianjing's thoughts at all. As the person in charge of the five ancient families in the secular world, the fifth man represented the five ancient families.

They have witnessed the rise and fall of countless dynasties, and countless emperors have bowed and groveled before them.

Now, the Great Zhou was facing danger. If the five ancient families had not taken action, the imperial court would have been destroyed long ago. But at this critical moment, Emperor Tianjing wanted to preserve his integrity and maintain his noble status. It was really a joke, and a huge joke.

If the Great Zhou was prosperous and powerful, wouldn't Emperor Tianjing want to communicate with the patriarchs of the five ancient families on an equal footing? !

Or, does the Great Zhou want to completely get rid of the control of the five ancient families, or even replace them? !

The five ancient families would not allow such thoughts to exist.

"It seems that the throne of the Great Zhou should be replaced by an obedient person."

Muttering in his heart, the fifth man's thoughts were also constantly turning.

It's just that Emperor Tianjing didn't know about this thought, otherwise he wouldn't be standing here so calmly.

"The imperial court will have a decisive battle with Zhou Zheng in the near future."

"Now that Zhou Zheng has divided his forces, his strength is weak. As long as the imperial court mobilizes the whole country, it will be enough to kill him!"

Emperor Tianjing took a deep breath and fixed his gaze again on the fifth man who remained expressionless in front of him.

"It seems like a good thing."

Shrugging, the fifth man didn't say much.

But such a reaction made Emperor Tianjing frown, and a hint of coldness appeared on his face.

You are all thousand-year-old turtles, why are you pretending to be confused?

The fifth man did not express his position, did not express his opinion, and did not even make any requests. It was not because the five ancient families were wholeheartedly protecting the Great Zhou court, but because they were waiting.

"However, we still need the support of the five ancient families."

Emperor Tianjing gritted his teeth and put a smile on his face.

How could he tolerate the fact that a dignified emperor was begging like a beggar, trying to get help from the five ancient families?

However, the person in front of him was just a spokesperson for one of the five ancient families in the secular world, far from being the patriarch of one of the five ancient families.

If the situation was not critical now, and even the officials in the court were almost no longer subject to the constraints of Emperor Tianjing, how could he lower his proud head.

Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood!

After he defeats Zhou Zheng and unifies the world, he will certainly capture the prime minister and others in one fell swoop, and will make the five ancient families pay the price.

Of course, Emperor Tianjing did not dare to reveal these for the time being.

"help?"

"Why, the Great Zhou Dynasty's help from the five great ancient families is not enough?!"

"Tens of millions of taels of silver, millions of taels of gold, aren't they enough?!"

"This amount of money, even if given to a fool, is enough to establish a new dynasty."

With a cold snort, the fifth man looked at Emperor Tianjing with mockery and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

The five great ancient families have long transcended the struggles of the secular world, but these riches are still tempting.

Such a sum of money would not be easily ignored even by the five great ancient families, but what role did it play in the hands of Emperor Tianjing? !

Before the war even started, he was treated like a fool and gave millions of taels of silver to King Zhou Yong for nothing.

This undoubtedly increases the power of the place.

With this kind of intelligence, he even doubted how Emperor Tianjing ascended to the throne and how he regained the throne.

Is it possible that there are really people in the world who are so lucky?

Being blatantly humiliated, Emperor Tianjing became even more angry.

But now, we still need the help of the five ancient families.

Otherwise, as the prime minister said, the court had only a 90% chance of winning. Even if they won, the court would be in tatters and powerless to recover.

Forbearance a moment, calm, take a step back, a brighter future.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves!

In this world, only the one who laughs last is the winner. Emperor Tianjing knows the weight of this sentence too well.

"In the beginning, I had an agreement with the five ancient families."

Gritting his teeth, Emperor Tianjing continued to smile apologetically.

Unfortunately, the fifth man did not give in to Emperor Tianjing’s response.

"You should know that my five ancient families have already fulfilled the original agreement."

"Give money, give people, stabilize the world's aristocratic gentry and powerful people."

"On the contrary, you have not fulfilled any of your promises."

The fifth man snorted coldly. They did have an agreement with Zhou Tian before, but now it seems that it is not realistic to ask Zhou Tian to fulfill the original agreement.

The harsh question made Emperor Tianjing pale.

How could he have suffered such humiliation? But this is how it happened.

Not only did he fail to secure his throne while Zhou Zheng was no longer in the palace.

Even when the truth was revealed, the attitude of the people all over the world towards the court became extremely bad. Countless people rose up in rebellion, and even the people in the court lost their confidence.

The most crucial thing is that during the whole process, the five ancient families did not get any benefits and also lost tens of millions of taels of silver in vain.

This deal is not a good deal no matter how you look at it.

"This time, the five ancient families can ask for anything they want."

His fists were clenched so tightly that they creaked under the tremendous force.

But Emperor Tianjing still took a deep breath, and when he looked at the fifth man, a smile appeared on his face.

He knew that the fifth man said so much here just for the sake of profit.

The fact that he can come here and say these things must mean that he has prepared the conditions.

Even though he knew that the conditions proposed by the five ancient families were definitely not simple, Emperor Tianjing also knew that he did not have many choices.

"From this point of view, you are a smart man."

"In that case, I will speak frankly."

This time, the fifth man finally nodded.

This was exactly the result he wanted. He wanted Emperor Tianjing to speak up.

"The Great Zhou is now in tatters, and the world is extremely disappointed in the court and you."

"So, after the war, you can just be the emperor."

The fifth man stated his conditions.

Buzz! ! !

But as soon as these words came out, Emperor Tianjing felt his head buzzing, his face turned pale, and his body staggered suddenly.

His eyes widened, his expression filled with shock and disbelief.

He thought of countless possibilities and even made a decision, gritting his teeth and agreeing to it, but he never expected that the final condition would be like this.

Retreat behind the scenes and become the emperor? !

Then what do you want?

You know, he was the emperor before!

This is a naked humiliation!

"Is this what you mean? Or is this the attitude of the five ancient families?"

His teeth chattered and Emperor Tianjing's eyes shrank to the size of pinholes.

He still didn't quite believe it, and he still tried to find a different answer.

How he wished that this was the fifth man's own thought.

"I represent the five great ancient families, so my decision is naturally the decision of the five great ancient families."

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking arrogant.

The fifth man seemed to not care about Emperor Tianjing’s thoughts and attitude at all.

"What if I don't agree?!"

His breathing was rapid and his body was shaking slightly.

Emperor Tianjing's eyes were red as he stared at the fifth man who was only ten feet away from him.

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