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

"I want you to live!"

Zhou Zheng lowered his head and spoke to Zhong Zhishen, who was kneeling on the ground and crying.

"I want you to live so that you know that I will still win this time!"

"I want you to live because I want you to work with me to completely wipe out these clans!"

"I want you to live so that I can tell all the clans in the world that I will never back down on this matter!"

The three decisive sentences were sonorous, powerful, deafening, and kept echoing in the lobby.

This is Zhou Zheng’s attitude!

This is also Zhou Zheng’s decision!

At this moment, everyone was stunned. Everyone was surprised and unbelievable.

Even Mu Yun opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.

He knew that Zhou Zheng was a smart man and was more aware of Zhou Zheng's abilities.

But precisely because of this, he thought that Zhou Zheng would not be so impulsive and decisive.

The way of being a king is never black or white, never either this or that, but a golden mean.

It is a method of maintaining a balance among the forces of all parties.

Only in this way can the entire country develop stably.

Otherwise, with chaos everywhere, fighting among various forces, and instability in the court, how can we achieve prosperity? !

"Zhong Zhishen, you are not even afraid of death, how dare you fight to the death with those powerful families?!"

"Old slave, I am willing!"

These four words escaped from the depths of Zhong Zhishen's throat, and he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

For the first time in his life, at this moment, he couldn't help but want to roar to the sky.

His voice was trembling, but his eyes were firm to the extreme.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Mu Yun finally spoke.

He knew Zhou Zheng's lofty ambitions, and he also knew that Zhou Zheng would never allow the family to be so arrogant.

But as the head of all officials, the prime minister of the current dynasty, and Zhou Zheng's former mentor, Mu Yun knew very well that he had to calm Zhou Zheng down now.

"Once we take action against the powerful families, there will be no peace in the imperial court."

"The people of the world will suffer from unprovoked disasters."

"Even the so-called prosperous age of your majesty, I'm afraid there will be no chance of it again."

Mu Yun's words were by no means groundless, nor were they spoken for his own benefit, but were truly for the sake of the imperial court and the stability of the country.

"The current Great Zhou does not have many soldiers available."

"There are also the Great Xia Kingdom and the Far West Land waiting covetously."

"If there is further internal turmoil, I am afraid that the country will be unstable, the court will be unstable, and your Majesty's throne will be unstable!"

Hiss, hiss!

Mu Yun’s last sentence was simply treasonous.

After hearing this, the court couldn't help but gasp.

Looking at all the officials, perhaps only Mu Yun had the courage to say such words.

Zhou Zheng turned and looked at Mu Yun. He knew Mu Yun’s starting point and good intentions, and he also knew that Mu Yun’s concerns were correct.

But Zhou Zheng shook his head.

"I, why should I walk on thin ice in my life?!"

"The power of the family has seriously affected the court, the imperial power, and the world!"

"If we really back down this time, it will only encourage the other party's arrogance."

Zhou Zheng spoke softly, his words full of determination, without giving in at all.

"When these powerful families ordered their own clansmen not to go to the Zhongzhengguan to assess their virtues and talents, and when they secretly and tacitly cut off the supply of talents to the court, it meant that they had already taken action."

"It's not that I can't tolerate them, but the overall situation can't tolerate them. It's the whole world that can't tolerate them!"

Zhou Zheng clenched his fists and spoke with conviction.

"Today, they dare to interrupt the flow of talents to the imperial court. One day, they will be able to strangle our imperial court. Another day, they will be able to raise an army and overthrow our imperial court!"

“You must always remember this!”

"There is no two suns in the sky, and no man has two masters!"

"The aristocratic families have occupied this world for so long. How can they exist? Why are they so arrogant? Why are they growing stronger day by day?!"

"Are they really so strong that they are flawless?1"

"no!"

"It's because of our cowardice and concession, it's because of our selfishness and self-interest!"

"I!"

"I will never compromise, I will never give in!"