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

The great purge in Yancheng lasted for five full days!

It is unknown how many people died during this period.

Someone was beheaded and hung on the city wall.

Some people were exterminated, and hundreds of corpses piled up.

Someone fled and died in a random knife attack!

Although Gan Mo and others never killed innocent people indiscriminately, the bloody scenes continued to spread, frightening the people in the city.

At the same time, the news spread throughout Xiang County and even towards the imperial court, as if it had wings.

"what!?"

In Kangning City, Chai Ning looked ferocious, clenched his fists, and hit the table hard.

And beside him are Dong Yun, Wu Cheng, Cai Hong, etc. who are also members of the five major families.

At this time, everyone's expressions were terrifyingly gloomy!

What they thought was a foolproof operation not only failed, but the entire army was annihilated!

There are more than two thousand soldiers. Although they are not fatal to the five major families, they are still somewhat damaging!

The most important thing is that the impact of this incident is beyond imagination!

"Now the squires and landlords are very worried and are in awe of Zhou Zheng!"

"It will not be an easy task to mobilize them next."

Wu Cheng frowned. Many squire and landlords had failed to resist the collection of autumn taxes before. Now Zhou Zheng was bloodbathing Yancheng. His cruel methods shocked almost everyone!

No one knew where Zhou Zheng's reinforcements came from, but Zhou Zheng made no secret of his bloody methods.

Which landowners are willing to have the nine tribes exterminated! ?

Even their five major families don’t have the guts.

"Everyone, there is no turning back when you shoot your bow. Do you think you can survive by giving up now?"

"This prince is ruthless. Once he finds an opportunity, he will definitely kill us all!"

Chai Ning smiled coldly, making the atmosphere serious again.

Whether it is to collect autumn taxes or Zhou Zheng is taking the opportunity to attack the gentry and landlords in the target county, the ultimate goal is only the five major families!

Only by overthrowing the five major families can Zhou Zheng better control Xiangjun!

Therefore, the five major families must be closely united now, otherwise once they are defeated one by one, they will die without a burial place!

These words really made several other people look at each other with cruel expressions on their faces.

The five major families have been entrenched in Xiang County for hundreds of years, and they have always maintained a delicate relationship with the imperial court!

Now Zhou Zheng wants to break this balance and completely take away their privileges, who is willing! ?

"But this is not a hundred years ago."

"Although our five major families can still control Xiang County, our power is no longer what it was before."

"If the imperial court takes action regardless of all costs, there is not much hope for us to join forces."

Cai Hong looked nervous at this time and lacked confidence.

In recent years, the imperial court and Xiang County have been at peace with each other, which has given the five major families a stronger economic foundation in Xiang County. However, because of their harmonious relationship with the imperial court, their armed forces have also been reduced a lot.

Even if a strong army could be organized quickly, it would still be difficult to face the elite soldiers and generals of the imperial court.

Because of this, they thought of maintaining close contact with some big figures in the court.

Because everyone knows that if the court is really going to be cruel, none of them can escape!

"What if I tell you that the imperial court will not interfere in this matter?"

Seeing how cowardly everyone looked, Chai Ning looked disdainful.

The reason why the five major families have stagnated over the years is that they have lost their former high spirits, which is directly related to the fact that these guys have lost their enterprising spirit.

"Clan Chief Chai, are you serious about this!?"

"How can the imperial court not care about Xiang County's affairs!? Besides, this time it also involves Prince 1?"

Several people's eyes fell on Chai Ning, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"This is not your concern anymore."

"I just want to ask, if the imperial court does not interfere with Xiangjun's affairs, what will you do?"

Chai Ning asked mysteriously as his eyes scanned over several people.

"If the imperial court doesn't intervene, no matter what iron-blooded methods the prince has, no matter how powerful he is, it won't work!"

"That's right, even if the prince can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers, he can't even think of running amok in our Xiang County!"

Wu Cheng and others' emotions instantly rose.

It's not that they have lost their former domineering spirit, they are just afraid of the imperial court.

If the imperial court turns a blind eye to this matter, why should they be afraid of Zhou Zheng! ?

Not only can you challenge Zhou Zheng, you can even ask Zhou Zheng to spit out all the autumn taxes he collected before!

"That's not enough!"

"There is only one way to keep the court out of this matter in Xiang County!"

"any solution!?"

"Kill the prince!"

quiet!

As soon as Chai Ning said these words, everyone fell silent!

As the heads of the five major families in Xiang County, Wu Cheng, Cai Hong and others even started to breathe quickly.

They stared at Chai Ning with disbelief and even a little panic!

Kill the prince! ,

What a great sin! ?

How could the imperial court just sit idly by and ignore it, and even risk everything to force an army to uproot the five major families!

They didn't know why Chai Ning had such courage to speak like this.

This is tantamount to the crime of treason, implicating the nine clans!

"Everyone, please look!~"

Chai Ning was not surprised by the reaction of Cai Hong and others.

Then he took out an envelope from his sleeves and handed it to several people to pass on.

When the contents in the envelope were printed in the eyes of the four people, their hearts beat rapidly, and cold sweat even broke out on their foreheads!

Because there is only one core content in the letter, and that is to kill Zhou Zheng!

By then, not only will they not become a thorn in the side of the imperial court, but they will also be protected by the imperial court.

If this was just an ordinary letter, the four of them would have just regarded it as a trap or even Chai Ning's crazy method!

But they could clearly see that the envelope was handwritten by the current third prince!

Moreover, it is also stamped with the seal of the third prince!

Hiss, hiss! ! !

Taking a sharp breath of cold air, several people looked panicked and serious.

But Chai Ning had already taken back the envelope and burned it cleanly, leaving no trace.

In recent years, Zhou Qiao has not only had a close relationship with Chai Ning, but has also secretly become close to the four major families including the Wu family and the Cai family.

Therefore, this handwriting and seal cannot be fake!

"The Third Prince has chosen to take action like this. Is he already ready?"

Cai Hong suppressed the fluctuations in his heart, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinholes, as if talking to himself.

Others also focused their attention on Chai Ning, obviously they wanted to get more information from Chai Ning.

"It's not that the third prince wants to take action, but that the imperial court wants to take action."

"Over the years, it is known to everyone that the Holy One has wanted to destroy the prince."

"It's a pity that the Holy One cherishes his reputation and governs the country with benevolence and righteousness, so he will not take action easily."

"Right now, the prince is in Xiang County and is acting recklessly. This is a good opportunity."

"Otherwise, why has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in Xiang County for so long, but the court has not given any indication?!"

Chai Ning's words made the four of them suddenly realize.

Looking at each other, a cruel look quietly rose in their hearts.

The third prince, or rather the court, wants to use the power of the five major families to completely eradicate the prince! ?

"Don't forget, everyone, we have received a lot of favors from the Third Prince over the years."

"It's up to you what kind of choice you want to make."

"Either you listen to the third prince, and we join forces to kill the prince."

"Either you wait here, surrender and let the prince slaughter you."

Chai Ning spoke coldly.

He is forcing everyone to make a choice!