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

No one expected that Zhou Zheng would play the Confucianism card at the critical moment.

Everyone was stunned, and only then did some people remember the deep connection between Zhou Zheng and Confucianism.

Those powerful families were also secretly shocked and cried out that they had miscalculated.

However, just when people thought that the aristocratic families would continue to take action, the whole world seemed to have returned to peace.

All I saw were those Confucian scholars who entered officialdom, working tirelessly day and night to handle the many government affairs.

But the clan members seemed to be happy to see this scene and did not take any action.

But everyone understands that this is absolutely impossible!

Things won't be that simple.

This time, the resignation of all officials had already become an irreconcilable conflict between the aristocratic families and the imperial power.

Under such a conflict, neither side had any reason to give the other side room to maneuver, and they did not even believe that the aristocratic families were surrendering!

I am afraid that beneath this calmness, there are actually undercurrents surging.

This idea is not only shared by the general public, but Mu Yun and others have also keenly noticed this phenomenon.

But unfortunately, they didn't notice any other movement.

You know, once the imperial court is able to catch its breath in this round, the pressure will be put on the aristocratic families.

Because this means that the imperial court is truly capable of competing with the aristocratic families.

However, even if Mu Yun racked his brains, he really couldn't figure out why the family seemed so peaceful now.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Until Gong Tan appeared!

"Your Majesty, we have already found out that the reason why these powerful families are not taking action is probably because they want to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"

In the imperial study, Gong Tan's voice had a hint of coldness.

Gong Tan has already built a real elite intelligence force called Dark Web.

This dark web is spread throughout the Great Zhou, and no one knows about it. All information will be gathered in the hands of the court officials.

At the beginning, whether it was the rebellion in King Muyang’s fiefdom or the many things happening in the northern border, the dark web provided important intelligence.

It can be said that the current dark web is definitely the most outstanding and prominent in Da Zhou and even in the surrounding countries.

The most important thing is that no one knows about the existence of the dark web except a very small number of people such as Zhou Zheng and Gong Tan.

They usually lie dormant and provide crucial intelligence to turn the situation around at critical moments.

This time, Gong Tan had already asked the dark web to pay attention to some big families.

Now, reliable news has finally come back.

"Say!"

Zhou Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, he knew that these powerful families would not give up just like that.

"Daxia Kingdom!"

Gong Tan's voice became much more serious.

Ever since Confucian scholars began to serve as officials in government offices, some aristocratic families have sent their best men, who disguised themselves and secretly entered the Great Xia Kingdom.

According to news from the dark web, at least seven aristocratic families have sent people to the Great Xia Kingdom.

However, these people are all very intelligent and capable.

After they entered the Great Xia Kingdom, they disappeared without a trace.

But with Gong Tan's intelligence and ability, he had already guessed the purpose of these powerful families. They wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and divert the trouble to someone else!

"Do you want to take advantage of the conflict between Great Xia and my Great Zhou to get the current Great Xia Office to take action?!"

Zhou Zheng leaned on the dragon throne, looking intimidating without even getting angry.

I have to say that this method is smart and can preserve the power of the family to the greatest extent.

Once the Great Xia Kingdom chooses to take action at this time, the Great Zhou will truly fall into a situation of internal and external troubles.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of those clans."

Gong Tan then handed over a secret letter.

These aristocratic families are really bold. Collaboration with the enemy and selling out the country is a capital crime that will implicate all nine generations of the clan. I didn't expect they would dare to do this.

If it weren't for Zhou Zheng's order, with Gong Tan's personality, he would have taken action long ago to uproot these traitorous families.