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

Royal study room!

Mu Yun stood in front of Zhou Zheng.

Mu Yun at this moment was undoubtedly a bit older than before.

He was mentally prepared, but he still underestimated the power of the family.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the court can't hold on any longer..."

Mu Yun's voice was trembling at this moment.

He handed the summarized memorials to Zhou Zheng, and there was a hint of dullness in his eyes.

Zhou Zheng took the memorial and slowly opened it.

Inside were the relevant data of all the officials that Mu Yun had collected in the past few days.

Hiss, hiss!

Even with Zhou Zheng's temper, he could hardly help but gasp at this moment.

There are many names densely recorded on it, some of which Zhou Zheng still remembers and some of them have even been entrusted with important tasks.

However, the sheer number of people involved and the variety of types of officials involved, both from the relevant departments of the court and at the local level, were simply beyond imagination.

The final statistics made Zhou Zheng drop his jaw.

In the court, 60% of the officials resigned for various reasons, such as being unwell, retiring, or lack of ability. More than 20% of the officials resigned for various reasons, wanting to temporarily recuperate.

As for the local situation, it has reached an astonishing level of over 90%!

In other words, at least 90% of officials in the entire court, from the central government to the local governments, submitted memorials.

Among them, the lowest level is the ninth-rank official, and the highest level is the first-rank official!

Hiss, hiss! ! !

Zhou Zheng had thought about the great influence of the family, but he never expected it to be so great.

Zhou Zheng had thought that there would be many officials who would resign or take leave, but he never expected that there would be so many!

At this moment, Zhou Zheng finally understood why Mu Yun, who was usually calm, was so nervous at this moment.

There was even a hint of despair in his eyes.

Because the number is so large that it cannot be easily dealt with by a prime minister or even an emperor.

Kill one or two people, no problem.

Killing a hundred officials is no problem.

But if 90% of the officials in the court were beheaded, who in the world would dare to do it! ?

No one dares!

"I still underestimated these powerful families!"

Zhou Zheng exerted force with his palm and held just the picture of the memorial in his hand.

An unknown anger rose and spread in his heart.

Zhou Zheng thought of countless possibilities, but he never expected things to develop to this point.

This is because these clans have not formed a unified command, but they still have such appeal and influence. If these clans are completely united, then will the Great Zhou still have imperial power? !

"Your Majesty, how about we slow down this matter..."

Mu Yun looked bitter.

As the prime minister, he was well aware of the importance of the matter.

He watched Zhou Zheng grow up, and his whole heart was for Zhou Zheng. He naturally knew that what Zhou Zheng did was the best way for the entire royal family and the entire Great Zhou, but the fact was that this method was undoubtedly a little whimsical.

If only half of the officials were like this, Mu Yun might be able to endure it and barely keep the world running.

Even though the price to pay will be high, there is always hope if you grit your teeth.

But now, the number is more than 90%!

This is no longer a matter of gritting your teeth and thinking of a solution. There is no chance of success. This is a situation where death is inevitable.

Slow down! ?

Zhou Zheng whispered these words, but then he sneered.

"teacher!"

"This is a declaration of war by the aristocratic families against the imperial court, and even more so a declaration of war by the aristocratic families against me!"

"They are telling me that this world is not mine, nor is it the world of the royal family. It is their world!"

"They are threatening me. Their family's interests must not be affected!"

"They are warning, demonstrating, and threatening!"

"Once we give up, once we retreat, once we bow our heads, then we will never have another chance!"

"Even my prestige, the prestige of the imperial power, will be destroyed in an instant!"

"Teacher, do you know?!"

Zhou Zheng's neck veins bulged and he asked with a flushed face.