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

Inside the imperial capital!

Everything is normal at this time.

But some perceptive people have already noticed the heavy atmosphere in the air.

Today, in the city, the Royal Guards appear at any time, fully armed and quietly filled with murderous intent.

And the city defenses seemed to be secretly mobilized.

All of this made those perceptive people realize that something was wrong and they felt extremely panicked and uneasy.

Of course, all of this seemed to have no traces or changes, as if it was extremely normal.

At this time, in the southwest corner of Kyoto, inside a huge courtyard.

The courtyard was quite quiet, but what was strange was that the entire courtyard was filled with elite troops.

Their eyes were sharp and the weapons in their hands exuded a strong murderous intent. They were obviously strong men who had been on the battlefield for a long time and killed countless people.

And on the outskirts of the courtyard, countless people were hiding in the dark, their eyes fixed on the courtyard.

Not to mention any strangers approaching, even a fly couldn't fly in.

What kind of existence could have such a posture? !

This is the core of the courtyard.

Five old figures that looked somewhat hunched over slowly appeared.

These five people look extremely plain and simple. They are quite ordinary in the crowd and will not attract anyone's attention.

But if you look closely, you will find that the pupils of these five people are extremely sharp.

They were clearly old enough to be buried, but when they looked at each other, they found that the pupils of these five people were extremely deep, as if they could see through the world.

At this time, five people were sitting together quietly.

It seems like they are discussing something.

"There is no room for maneuver between the imperial court and the aristocratic families."

Finally, the old man in the middle, he had a haggard figure and an aged face.

The sound of the opening mouth has a strong sense of history, as if it will stagnate and echo in the air.

His words made the other four old men raise their heads as well.

Their brows frowned slightly, but in the end no one objected.

“I didn’t expect that after hundreds of years, we would eventually come to this point.”

"It's just that this time, Zhou Zheng is completely different from previous emperors."

An old man who was a bit fatter than before stroked his white beard, and there was a hint of solemnity in his voice.

The five of them were definitely not ordinary old men as they looked, but members of real aristocratic families!

Behind him even lies the will of countless aristocratic families!

When the blood pigeons appeared and when all the aristocratic families gathered together, they were elected and became the representatives of the entire aristocratic family.

However, not just any ordinary aristocratic family can become a representative.

It seems that these five people are extraordinary.

If Xiao Mu were here, he would definitely be shocked, even stunned!

Because these people are the five most obscure aristocratic families in the entire Great Zhou.

Nangong family, Linghu family, Yuwen family, Sima family and the fifth family!

These five aristocratic families are different from ordinary aristocratic families.

They are not only aristocratic families, but also ancient aristocratic families.

The so-called ancient and powerful families refer to those that have existed for so long that even they themselves do not know how long they have existed.

Maybe a thousand years, or maybe tens of thousands of years.

No matter the change of dynasties or the vicissitudes of life, the five major aristocratic families have never changed.

Perhaps it is because it has existed for too long that it understands the truth that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Or maybe he is already tired of worldly disputes and therefore disdains to fight.

In short, these five major families rarely participate in worldly struggles.

However, every time there is a major change in the aristocratic families, these five major families are present.

Because of this, the five great families, although they have secluded themselves from the world, are powerful and influential, and are worshipped by countless noble families.

As long as the five major families give an order, no family dares to disobey.

It is precisely because of the existence and strength of the five major families that the aristocratic families in the world can advance and retreat together.

It can be said that the dynasty is the emperor in public.

But the five great families are the driving forces behind the world.

Even if they wanted to, they could rewrite the course of the entire aristocratic family and the course of the world.

And now, the five people sitting here are the helmsmen of the five major families.

Their every word is enough to change the world.

In the past, the appearance of any of the five great families could cause a great stir in heaven and earth.

The last time the five great families gathered together was five hundred years ago!

At that time, dynasties changed, people were living in poverty, wars were numerous, and it was only after the five great families took action that they were able to suppress the chaos and bring peace.

But no one expected that this time, the five major families would join forces again.

From this we can see that even the five major families did not dare to act rashly when facing Zhou Zheng of the Great Zhou.

"This time, we can't retreat! And we definitely can't give in!"

"If we retreat this time, the influence and prestige of the aristocratic families in the world will be greatly reduced."

It was another skinny old man. He raised his head and spoke in a low voice.

This sentence made the other people silent.

I thought that Zhou Zheng, like other emperors, could be dealt with by the aristocratic families in the secular world alone.

But in fact, they seriously underestimated Zhou Zheng's ability.

The political review alone is enough to shake the foundations of the aristocratic families.

Moreover, promoting the imperial examination system and abolishing the Zhongzheng system were groundbreaking moves at that time.

Once implemented, the entire aristocratic family will truly collapse.

If the noble families in the secular world were gone, then these ancient families would also be doomed to fall.

At that time, it was no longer a question of whether the aristocratic families were willing or not.

But, they have no choice!

So, think twice!

The five major families finally chose to take action.

And they chose to take action with only one purpose, to completely destroy Zhou Zheng!

Because they don't care about the change of dynasties, and they don't care about the interests of the world.

It can also lead to the subversion of some of the secular aristocratic families.

After all, the strong prey on the weak, and that has always been the case.

but!

No one can shake the true foundation of aristocratic families!

The reason why aristocratic families can dominate the world is, on the one hand, their control over talents, and on the other hand, their control over land.

But Zhou Zheng is now wavering on these two things.

This is like cutting off the source of the problem!

So, they had to take action.

If it is any later, when the imperial court has completed these actions, there will be no chance left for the aristocratic families!

They are experienced and naturally understand the seriousness of the matter.

"Yes!"

"Five hundred years!"

"Many people in the world have forgotten how powerful and glorious my ancient family once was."

"It is time for the world to recognize the power of our five ancient families."

"We want to let the world know that we are someone they cannot afford to offend!"

"Zhou Zheng, that won't work either!"

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