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

Zhou Zheng's words made everyone's breathing become heavy and rapid.

They thought of countless possibilities, and even thought that this was Zhou Zheng's tactic, but they didn't expect the result to be like this.

At once, almost everyone stood up.

Their breathing was heavy, and their eyes were filled with shock.

If it weren't for the fact that this was Zhou Zheng, whom they had known for a long time, and if it weren't for their almost fanatical admiration for Zhou Zheng, they would have rushed up to argue with Zhou Zheng by now.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Zhou Zheng was not surprised at all.

But the determination in his eyes remained unchanged.

However, there was a bitter smile on Zhou Zheng's lips. He knew how crazy his decision was.

"Those five thousand people must die."

Zhou Zheng slowly exhaled the foul air from his chest, then signaled Yunxi to hand the list that had been prepared long ago to Xiao Mu and others.

After taking the list, Xiao Mu's frown was filled with even more confusion.

These people on the list are all the elite of the Zhenbei Army, and they are extremely powerful. More importantly, these people do not have any problems at all.

You know, because of Yunxi, Xiao Mu specially dealt with a part of the elite troops of the Zhenbei Army.

Thousands of people were almost killed.

And it was from that time that Xiao Mu knew very well that the Zhenbei Army would never be able to return to its original state.

But even so, he knew that these were at least elite troops and a force they could mobilize.

Even though they do not have the military spirit of the Zhenbei Army and are not as loyal as the previous elite Zhenbei Army, they are at least absolute elites and are the force that Zhou Zheng needs now.

Why, deliberately use this method to make them lose? !

Moreover, he heard it clearly. What Zhou Zheng said was not just defeat, but he used one word: death!

In the end what happened?

Everyone held their breath. They were waiting for Zhou Zheng to give an answer.

"Because these people no longer have any meaning or necessity to exist. I feel uneasy that they are still alive."

Zhou Zheng clenched his fists. It turned out that he had asked Yunxi to secretly investigate who were the leaders who forced King Zhenbei to make the decision.

They dared to go against the decision of King Zhenbei and even forced King Zhenbei, which had already touched Zhou Zheng's bottom line.

Since they dared to do that to King Zhenbei that time, they will dare to do the same to Zhou Zheng next time.

But the more critical the moment, the greater the impact they can have.

What Zhou Zheng has never needed is not enough numbers or enough strength, what he really needs is loyalty.

The kind of loyal elite who are completely obedient.

However, it was these people who made Zhou Zheng extremely disappointed.

"Your Majesty, even if that is the case, they do not deserve to be put to death. Besides, given the current situation, we can no longer afford to lose."

Xiao Mu shook his head.

The one who felt the most wronged and uncomfortable about what happened that day was him!

But even though he was clearly angry and unhappy in his heart, Xiao Mu never showed it from beginning to end, because he knew better than anyone that Zhou Zheng needed these elite troops right now.

But now, Zhou Zheng actually wants to change the way he does things and let these people die at the hands of the imperial court.

He didn't believe that this was something Zhou Zheng could do. After all, Zhou Zheng's vision had always been big, and he always put the overall situation first.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing.

"If they don't die, we can't win this time."

Zhou Zheng shook his head, and there was also a hint of bitterness in his eyes.

He knew that what these people did that day was not enough to kill 5,000 people, but among these people, there were still some remnants of the aristocratic families...

Buzz! ! !

At this moment, everyone felt their heads buzzing.

The corners of their mouths twitched and their bodies shook slightly.

Surprisingly, there is more! ?

Seeing their reactions, Zhou Zheng felt helpless, even with a hint of regret.

He thought that there were people from the five ancient aristocratic families, local gentry and powerful people, and spies planted by the court in the Zhenbei Army. He knew all of this and was very clear that this was the normal situation.

But he never expected that the number would be so large.

If the people killed that day were counted, the number would be over 10,000.

When he thought of this, Xiao Mu's face turned pale, like a dead person, without any blood color.

how so? !

These tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Zhenbei Army were all selected by him personally.

Could it be that I am really old? Could it be that I am really useless!?

For a moment, Xiao Mu staggered and seemed to be about to fall down at any time. Seeing this, the others hurriedly helped him up.

Xiao Guan's eyes were complicated, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Yunxi also looked apologetic.

He knew that the impact of this incident on Xiao Mu was beyond imagination.

If it weren't for Xiao Mu's strong will, the news just now would have made him vomit blood on the spot.

But even so, everyone could see that Xiao Mu's condition was quite bad.

"Your Majesty, why are you so sure this time!?"

The last time, it was those Zhenbei Army who admitted it themselves. Under such high pressure, he absolutely did not believe that there was anyone who could withstand it and hide their identity.

Even if they could carry it off, it would be impossible for 5,000 people to do so.

"Your Majesty, do you remember that these people threatened you to kill them all?!"

Yunxi slowly stood up at this time, and looked at Xiao Mu with a hint of apology in his eyes.

"Because they want to protect themselves, that's why they make such a request."

The original request was quite outrageous. No normal person would say so easily that they want to kill those Zhenbei soldiers.

So, when this situation occurred, Xiao Mu was helpless and desperate, but Zhou Zheng vaguely guessed that something was wrong.

So, he asked Yunxi to continue investigating.

This investigation gave Zhou Zheng a shock.

These five thousand people are all related to the aristocratic families, and it is they who have been secretly lobbying other Zhenbei troops in the past two days.

They formed cliques and spread rumors, trying to make everyone believe that this battle was a battle with no chance of winning.

Such remarks have already begun to circulate secretly in the Zhenbei Army.

It’s a pity that these people are completely unaware that Zhou Zheng had quietly incorporated tens of thousands of elite troops from the Black Triangle into the Zhenbei Army.

How could their news escape Zhou Zheng's ears?

Hearing this, Xiao Mu's body, which had been holding on tightly, finally couldn't help but collapse into the chair.

He was so proud of the Zhenbei Army that he rebuilt, but he never expected it to be like this! ?

At this moment, he finally understood why Zhou Zheng had to pay the price personally when more than 300 Zhenbei soldiers died this time.

He finally understood why Zhou Zheng brought their bodies back and built a hero's tomb for them.

It turned out that in Zhou Zheng's eyes, there were not many real Zhenbei Army left.

Therefore, any sacrifice would be unacceptable and extremely painful for Zhou Zheng.

"If we let these people live, it will be the biggest insult to the Zhenbei Army and the biggest threat to us."

After a long time, Zhou Zheng slowly exhaled, his tone very affirmative.

He was 100% sure that once the war broke out, these 5,000 people would definitely attack themselves.

At that time, they didn't even have a chance to react.

Not only will Zhou Zheng and his men be defeated, but more importantly, from then on, rumors will spread in the world that the Zhenbei Army has betrayed Zhou Zheng and the King of Zhenbei.

From then on, the Zhenbei Army’s number would forever be etched on the pillar of shame.

How ironic and ridiculous this is.

But that's the fact.

Because the imperial court would never allow the Zhenbei Army's number to exist, so they had to try their best to completely eliminate the Zhenbei Army's number.

"Do you know why the imperial court's 300,000 troops are not in a hurry?!"

"They even have trouble building fortifications!"

“Because they know they’re going to win!”

"They know that they have many insiders here. They know that as long as the order is given and the decisive battle begins, that's when the insiders will take action."

“So, this is their confidence.”

Zhou Zheng's voice became louder and louder, constantly echoing in the inner hall.

And at this moment, everyone was silent!

They clenched their fists and bit their lips.

......Zhou Zheng’s words made everyone’s breathing become heavy and rapid.

They thought of countless possibilities, and even thought that this was Zhou Zheng's tactic, but they didn't expect the result to be like this.

At once, almost everyone stood up.

Their breathing was heavy, and their eyes were filled with shock.

If it weren't for the fact that this was Zhou Zheng, whom they had known for a long time, and if it weren't for their almost fanatical admiration for Zhou Zheng, they would have rushed up to argue with Zhou Zheng by now.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Zhou Zheng was not surprised at all.

But the determination in his eyes remained unchanged.

However, there was a bitter smile on Zhou Zheng's lips. He knew how crazy his decision was.

"Those five thousand people must die."

Zhou Zheng slowly exhaled the foul air from his chest, then signaled Yunxi to hand the list that had been prepared long ago to Xiao Mu and others.

After taking the list, Xiao Mu's frown was filled with even more confusion.

These people on the list are all the elite of the Zhenbei Army, and they are extremely powerful. More importantly, these people do not have any problems at all.

You know, because of Yunxi, Xiao Mu specially dealt with a part of the elite troops of the Zhenbei Army.

Thousands of people were almost killed.

And it was from that time that Xiao Mu knew very well that the Zhenbei Army would never be able to return to its original state.

But even so, he knew that these were at least elite troops and a force they could mobilize.

Even though they do not have the military spirit of the Zhenbei Army and are not as loyal as the previous elite Zhenbei Army, they are at least absolute elites and are the force that Zhou Zheng needs now.

Why, deliberately use this method to make them lose? !

Moreover, he heard it clearly. What Zhou Zheng said was not just defeat, but he used one word: death!

In the end what happened?

Everyone held their breath. They were waiting for Zhou Zheng to give an answer.

"Because these people no longer have any meaning or necessity to exist. I feel uneasy that they are still alive."

Zhou Zheng clenched his fists. It turned out that he had asked Yunxi to secretly investigate who were the leaders who forced King Zhenbei to make the decision.

They dared to go against the decision of King Zhenbei and even forced King Zhenbei, which had already touched Zhou Zheng's bottom line.

Since they dared to do that to King Zhenbei that time, they will dare to do the same to Zhou Zheng next time.

But the more critical the moment, the greater the impact they can have.

What Zhou Zheng has never needed is not enough numbers or enough strength, what he really needs is loyalty.