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

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, the prince refused to marry and has returned from the Yuan Dynasty."

"Waiting for orders outside the palace!"

The urgent voice instantly silenced the originally noisy palace.

All civil and military officials in the court turned their attention to the eunuch who came to report the news, and the atmosphere quietly changed for a moment!

"how is this possible!?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Sima Cheng rushed to the eunuch and shouted loudly!

Rejecting marriage and coming back from the Yuan Dynasty alone, what a big deal this is? !

Why does no one in the entire court know?

The most important thing is that Sima Cheng knows better than anyone else that this is not a small matter, it is a big matter!

Disobeying the imperial edict and disregarding the dignity of the royal family and the danger of the Zhou Dynasty!

In terms of punishment, even if it is to punish the ten clans, it is not an exaggeration!

The eldest prince and Liu Fu looked at each other, their brows jumped, and their expressions became a little complicated.

They originally thought that with the help of Zhou Zheng, the second prince's contribution could be greatly discounted, but the news that was reported now made the two of them feel a sudden sinking in their hearts.

Because this not only cannot discount Zhou Ting's contribution, but also amplifies Zhou Ting's abilities, thereby increasing the threat to Zhou Fan!

"damn it!"

"It's really useless."

"Where are those cleverness and abilities that we had in the Imperial Capital before?"

"What a waste!"

His eyes flickered and his pupils shrank to the size of pinholes. Zhou Fan had scolded Zhou Zheng several times in his heart!

Although Zhou Zheng was the crown prince, Zhou Fan never took him seriously, let alone regarded him as a roadblock for him to ascend to the throne.

On the contrary, among the many princes, the ones that Zhou Fan feared the most were the second prince Zhou Ting and the third prince Zhou Qiao.

Now that Concubine Shu is dead, Zhou Qiao's biggest support has collapsed.

Zhou Qiao will not be able to make too many waves in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Fan focused almost all his energy on targeting Zhou Ting.

"Your Majesty, please allow His Highness to enter the court!"

Upon seeing this, the second prince and his party relaxed their worried hearts at this moment, and the smiles on their faces became more and more obvious.

What Sima Cheng and others just said left them speechless, and no one dared to confront them.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng's appearance brought light to another village, because if it is true or false, you will know it just by asking!

"Xuan, the prince has an audience!"

At Emperor Tianjing's signal, Zhou Zheng came slowly with all the ministers looking forward to it.

"My son, Zhou Zheng, has met my father!"

Zhou Zheng stood in the center of the hall and saluted Emperor Tianjing.

And his every move made all the courtiers dare not ignore it.

But there was a big strange word written in everyone's eyes.

Therefore, the Zhou Zheng in front of him behaved freely and calmly. There was no trace of panic on his face, let alone the slightest hint of fear.

On the contrary, Zhou Zheng still has a hint of courage in him!

With this kind of courage, even Liu Fu and others felt oppressed.

This does not look like a serious crime of refusing an order, but more like returning in triumph to be rewarded!

"Your Majesty, a servant just reported that Your Highness refused to marry!?"

"Anyone who talks nonsense and tarnishes His Majesty's wisdom should be killed!"

The Minister of Rites looked at Liu Fu's eyes and took the lead to stand up.

And what he said seemed to be standing by Zhou Zheng's side and thinking about Zhou Zheng's reputation, but in fact he wanted to confirm the news.

As expected, the words of the Minister of Rites made all the civil and military officials secretly applaud in their hearts.

Everyone focused their attention on Zhou Zheng, and they wanted to know what Zhou Zheng would say next!

Especially the First Prince’s Party!

"Prince, what was the result of this trip to the north?"

Emperor Tianjing's voice, with a sense of oppression, was slowly released from above.

There was no emotion in his voice. It was very flat, but it gave people a kind of heart-pounding pressure!

"Father, I really reject this marriage."

Zhou Zheng was not surprised by this question. Instead, he straightened his back and spoke on the spot without fear of the pressure from above.

reject? !

Hiss, hiss! ! !

If the ministers were still in disbelief just now, when this news came from Zhou Zheng's own mouth, it was undoubtedly true.

No one knows what happened to Zhou Zheng!

Even if he is a prince, if he makes a mistake in this matter, he will be ruined for the rest of his life.

Everyone looked wonderful.

The faces of the eldest princes Zhou Fan and Liu Fu, as well as the officials in the eldest prince's party, became a little gloomy.

Although the Second Prince and his party were trying their best to restrain themselves, their inner excitement and joy could not be concealed.

As for the other civil and military officials, their expressions were complicated, and many people felt a lot of regret.

They know better than anyone that such a major event, especially a marriage, is nothing to play with! ?

"If Your Highness has any difficulties, you can tell His Majesty."

"We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have always governed the country with benevolence and righteousness. Your Highness, don't worry!"

Sima Cheng felt his head was buzzing, and it took him a long time to calm down.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Sima Cheng gritted his teeth tightly. This was the only way he could think of.

At this time, Sima Cheng only hoped that Zhou Zheng chose to refuse the marriage because of some special reasons.

Sima Cheng even specifically used the four words "ruling the country with benevolence and righteousness" in order to leave some room for maneuver in front of Emperor Tianjing and to block Yuyou's mouth.

Zhou Zheng looked at Sima Cheng with a rare smile on his face.

There were hundreds of civil and military officials in the dynasty, but only Sima Cheng spoke for himself.

"No one forced me to do it, I just refused it."

Zhou Zheng gave Sima Cheng a reassuring look, and then answered seriously.

Whoohoo! ! !

And this answer caused an uproar throughout the whole country.

Even Emperor Tianjing, who had never had any mood swings, could no longer conceal his mood swings.

His brows were furrowed, and a gleam of cold light burst out from the depths of his eyes.

No reason! ?

"Your Highness, why do you refuse?!"

"Is it possible that you are really treating national affairs as a child's play?!"

"That's right, His Royal Highness, how can you live up to His Majesty's high hopes and the expectations of the whole court!?"

At this time, the officials were indignant, and they had to point at Zhou Zheng's spine and curse.

The ministers were furious, gnashing their teeth, and criticized Zhou Zheng one by one.

"Your Highness is like this, don't you know what the possible consequences will be!?"

"Right now, Daxia and we are fighting fiercely in the northern border. The imperial court has invested countless efforts, and the people are panicked!"

"If another Yuan dynasty is added, how will our Zhou dynasty fare in the future!?"

"Your Majesty, your Highness's move is really too much! How can he provoke the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, please depose the crown prince!"

"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince must give an explanation to the imperial court and the Great Zhou Dynasty regarding this matter!"

Above the court, almost all the courtiers knelt down and worshiped Emperor Tianjing.

Even Liu Fu and Zhou Fan were among them.

Obviously, this time, the entire dynasty almost reached a tacit understanding, that is, they would use this incident to completely pull Zhou Zheng down and dethrone him as the crown prince!

Zhou Zheng looked around with a cold expression.

He said nothing, and finally cast his gaze on Emperor Tianjing on the throne.

Their eyes met, and Zhou Zhengxiang knew what choice Emperor Tianjing would make this time!