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

"what?!"

"Yes, Emperor Tianjing's assassins?"

The black shadow finally got the reason from the fifth man, but the moment he heard it, his eyes widened in disbelief.

After all, the entire capital of the Great Zhou is under their control. With Emperor Tianjing's current means and abilities, it is simply wishful thinking for him to make his death squad leave the capital.

The reason why Emperor Tianjing's assassins left Kyoto was because of the arrangement of the fifth man.

Dozens of assassins fought desperately and fled, but in the end only one left Kyoto alive.

And behind them there were elite troops pretending to pursue.

At that time, in the words of the fifth man, a mere dead warrior could not make much waves. The most important thing was to let Emperor Tianjing see hope, so that he would not die of depression.

Black Shadow didn't think there was anything wrong with this arrangement.

After all, how capable is a dead soldier, especially a seriously injured one! ?

It can neither pose a threat to them nor turn the tide. Its only effect is to make Emperor Tianjing have a little more thoughts.

As long as the war is over, Emperor Tianjing abdicates, and the entire Great Zhou returns to peace, then nothing will matter.

At that time, whether Emperor Tianjing was alive or dead was meaningless to the five ancient families.

"You said that since the man who escaped is a loyal soldier of Emperor Tianjing, he should hate the Prime Minister very much, right?"

"You said that after the war, assassins mixed in with the crowd and forcibly assassinated the prime minister..."

"Everything makes sense, right?!"

The fifth man smiled evilly when he heard this.

His voice was very light, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

But the black shadow only felt a chill quietly spreading through his body, and when he looked at the fifth man, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

No wonder he could become the leader of the five ancient families. He really is very cunning and has such hateful means.

In this way, everything will be put on Emperor Tianjing.

Not only does he not have to agree to the Prime Minister's previous request for the throne, but he can also completely get Emperor Tianjing to step down from the throne.

After all, who in the world doesn't know that in this war, the Prime Minister is the biggest hero? !

But all the heroes died at the hands of Emperor Tianjing. From now on, who in the world will truly love Emperor Tianjing? !

As for whether Emperor Tianjing knew about this matter and whether he would agree to it, it didn’t matter to them at all.

How to kill the prime minister in public may be an extremely difficult task for others, but in the eyes of the five ancient families, it is just a piece of cake.

Thinking of this, the black shadow couldn't help but take a deep breath. He slowly stood up, and this time when he looked at the fifth man, his eyes were full of admiration and respect.

He knew that the old man in front of him was definitely not as simple as he had seen before.

Such men are absolutely powerful in the world.

Every move and every gesture is enough to cause a stir in the world.

"Take good care of those aristocratic families, local gentry and powerful people."

"If anyone lets Zhou Zheng know in advance about the march of 300,000 elite soldiers of the imperial court, don't blame me, the five ancient noble families, for being merciless."

His eyes narrowed into slits, and a hint of cruelty emanated from the fifth man.

What he wants is not just to win, but to win by crushing everyone!

Only in this way can the vitality of the Great Zhou be guaranteed.

Others may not know, but as the person in charge of the five ancient families in the secular world, he knows the key points and the crux of this all too well.

Because, what the five ancient families really had to face was not the so-called Yuan Dynasty and Daxia Kingdom, but the new civilization at the end of the ocean in the far west!

By then, there might be a real tough battle to fight!

Therefore, the elite troops must be retained as much as possible!

"Please don't worry, sir!"

The black shadow did not dare to delay and quickly agreed.

"By the way, how is King Zhou Yong doing now?"

Putting down the teacup, the fifth man's face became solemn and serious again.

Now, the world's attention is focused on the decisive battle between the imperial court and Zhou Zheng, even the civil and military officials in the court are like this.

But the fifth man knew better that there was another potential threat, and that was King Zhou Yong.

He came from a fiefdom, had a complete system, and had elite soldiers and generals at his command.

The most important thing is that these elite soldiers and generals do not obey the orders of the imperial court or the local tyrants.

The huge base and elite combat effectiveness made the Fifth Man and the five ancient families dare not ignore it easily.

He originally wanted to use the local gentry and powerful people to bring down King Zhou Yong, but he didn't expect Zhou Zheng's methods to be so powerful.

Directly dispatch 5,000 musketeers and elite troops to kill those local gentry and powerful people with absolute thundering force.

Countless heads fell to the ground, and the sight of heads became a terrifying existence for the world.

Not only that, Zhou Zheng also tried to appease the people, which made their plan go astray.

Once these people have recovered and joined forces with Zhou Zheng's Zhenbei Army, things would become a little tricky.

"Don't worry, my lord. King Zhou Yong doesn't seem to have the intention to continue going north."

"We just occupied the city he occupied before."

"It seems to be watching, or perhaps waiting."

The shadow responded softly.

They thought King Zhou Yong would continue to head towards Kyoto, so they had already arranged many musketeers to set up ambushes along the way.

But the reality is not so.

King Yong of Zhou had no intention of moving forward, but instead wanted to rest and recuperate, which made them a little confused.

"Sir, could it be that King Zhou Yong is afraid?"

The shadow tried to ask carefully.

The fifth man didn't say anything, he just frowned and said nothing.

He knew King Zhou Yong's temperament very well. As long as Zhou Ping stayed with Zhou Zheng, he couldn't help but worry.

Could it be that there is a backup plan?!

"Or maybe, he wants to preserve his strength so that he can make an exchange with the imperial court and the five ancient families?!"

Just when the fifth man was confused, the black shadow spoke again.

This time, a gleam of light flashed in the fifth man's eyes, and then a bright light flickered out.

“Perhaps, this is the real reason!”

The corners of his mouth turned up, now everything made sense.

King Yong of Zhou did this in order to have the qualifications to negotiate with the imperial court and the five ancient great families.

The troops in his hands and the occupied lands and cities are the best bargaining chips.

"Send the order to the Prime Minister!"

"Tell him that no matter what happens, Zhou Ping must be captured alive!"

"Anyone can die, except Zhou Ping!"

The fifth man quickly gave the order!

If Zhou Ping died, King Zhou Yong would truly have nothing to worry about!

But as long as Zhou Ping is alive, they may be able to deal with King Zhou Yong without bloodshed without any effort!

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