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

The prince returns to Xiang County!

The world was not surprised, especially when they learned that the prince would return to Xiang County to train troops and prepare to go north to fight the Great Xia Kingdom, they were even more excited.

However, the world's public opinion also changed greatly with Zhou Zheng's departure.

I don’t know when it started, but evidence of Zhou Zheng’s crime has begun to spread among the public!

Bullying the emperor and neglecting superiors, forming cliques for personal gain, framing loyal people, oppressing the people, massacring soldiers, enriching one's own pockets...

There are a total of twelve major crimes, and each one is well-founded and proven!

For a time, Zhou Zheng's original reputation plummeted.

The world's recognition and admiration for Zhou Zheng once changed completely after the spread of Zhou Zheng's Twelve Deadly Sins.

Zhou Zheng has become like a rat crossing the street, and everyone is shouting to beat him.

What's more, the leader petitioned at the foot of the palace, hoping that the court could eliminate all difficulties and investigate Zhou Zheng strictly!

Some people who have nothing to do with Zhou Zheng even listed him as the number one sinner in the Great Zhou Dynasty!

Regarding Zhou Zheng's crimes, they became more and more serious. Later, even the ministers of the court couldn't help it and went to Emperor Shutian Jing one after another, demanding that Zhou Zheng be severely punished and give an explanation to the people of the world.

"Boss, who is this?!"

"If I were to find him, I would have to kill him!"

Zhou Ping and others on the road naturally heard the news.

At first they didn't believe it, but as they got more and more information, they had no choice but to believe it.

Zhou Ping was even more angry and wished he could fight back to the imperial capital now to seek justice for Zhou Zheng.

"It is definitely not an ordinary person who specifically chooses the time when we leave the imperial capital and has the ability to spread such rumors."

Gong Tan looked solemn.

Today's Zhou Zheng is no longer the Zhou Zheng he once was. What he needs is not just merit, but also the recognition of the world.

At the beginning, Confucianism used its own influence to push Zhou Zheng to the pinnacle of popularity in a short period of time.

Because of this, when they returned to the imperial capital this time, Emperor Tianjing and others could not take action easily.

After all, Emperor Tianjing knew very well that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.

However, this momentum of reputation did not last. It was like a mountain collapsing, directly destroying Zhou Zheng's character with lightning speed!

Who in the world has such ability and means! ?

Is it the eldest prince or the second prince? !

In Gong Tan's opinion, it's neither.

Although the two of them can influence hundreds of officials and many generals, it is not easy to control the situation in the world.

"What are you panicking about!?"

Only Zhou Zheng looked calm.

Such a reaction made Gong Tan and Zhou Ping a little surprised.

"How much is something like reputation worth?!"

Zhou Zheng's words made everyone look stunned, and then their eyes widened with disbelief on their faces.

People want face as much as trees want bark, and so does everyone in the world.

Whether he is a vicious person or someone who is just trying to gain fame, who doesn’t cherish his reputation? !

In the Zhou Dynasty, the world was governed with benevolence and righteousness.

Once a person's reputation collapses, it will be difficult to move forward, and even life in Dazhou will be difficult to continue.

"In this world, if you want to be truly powerful, you must not rely solely on so-called reputation."

"It's strength!"

"Only when you are strong enough can you have the real right to speak, otherwise everything is just a mirror and a castle in the air."

Zhou Zheng shook his head, not panicking at all.

Throughout the ages, at any time, the fist is the last word.

Zhou Zheng knows better than anyone else the principle of power coming from the barrel of a gun.

Since ancient times, you have become a king and lost a bandit. If you win in the end, you will be praised throughout history.

If you fail, no matter how many great achievements you have made, you will be infamy and be despised by all generations in the end!

Therefore, what Zhou Zheng really cares about has never been his own reputation.

Because in the face of these people who deliberately smeared him, he couldn't defend himself.

In this case, why should we be influenced by them?

"But if this happens, I'm afraid that all the ministers will not obey in the future, and the world will be unhappy."

Gong Tan naturally knew what Zhou Zheng said, but she still bit her red lips, a little anxious.

At present, Zhou Zheng can firmly hold the position of prince in terms of talent and ability.

But once the people of the world disobey, given Emperor Tianjing's temperament, they will just go with the flow, and it is not impossible to abolish him.

By that time, it was too late.

"The other party just wants to use the world's most powerful words to stop us."

"This kind of trick is low-end."

Seeing the anxious look of Gong Tan and others, Zhou Zheng sighed.

Xiangjun is Zhou Zheng's foundation. If he wants to truly possess his own strength and strength, the only one Zhou Zheng can rely on now is Xiangjun!

If these so-called public opinions affect the speed of returning on the way, what will happen to Xiang County! ?

Zhou Zheng didn't know.

But his intuition told Zhou Zheng that Xiangjun would not develop as he expected.

During this period, Gu Jiang would send letters to Zhou Zheng from time to time about the situation in Xiang County. Generally speaking, all problems in Xiang County were not major, and everything was progressing in an orderly manner.

But the more this happened, the more Zhou Zheng felt uneasy.

Because everything went so smoothly!

"Boss, what you mean is that the real target of those people is in Xiang County?!"

"But, why are you staring at Xiangjun?!"

Zhou Ping looked suspicious, obviously not thinking clearly.

Even Gong Tan frowned.

"When we return to Xiang County, everything will be clear."

Zhou Zheng didn't understand the specifics, everything was just intuition.

"However, if anyone dares to bring his idea to Xiang County, I will not let him off lightly!"

A cold light flickered from the depths of Zhou Zheng's eyes.

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Deep in the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince shows no signs of stopping and will arrive in Xiang County soon."

Gu Qianfan knelt in front of Emperor Tianjing and softly complained.

"Your Majesty, it seems to me that the prince has a guilty conscience!"

"The rumors from the outside world are very convincing and there is absolutely no way they can be false!"

Liu Fu on the side also knelt in front of Emperor Tianjing.

The eldest prince and second prince also quickly agreed.

"You mean, the prince's twelve sins are all true?!"

Emperor Tianjing frowned slightly, stood with his hands behind his hands, stared at the people kneeling below, and asked in a deep voice.

"If the rumors are true, why haven't you come up with direct evidence now?!"

Emperor Tianjing looked at everyone with some disappointment.

As a generation of emperors, how could he not see that this was their secret method?

It's just that this method is really not up to the mark.

If the imperial court is going to take action without any basis because of the public opinion of the world, where is the majesty of the imperial court! ?

What are the rules of the court! ?

Where are the laws of the imperial court? !

These guys seemed to want to ruin Zhou Zheng's reputation, but little did they know that once the court really took action, the situation would immediately change.

Having set such a precedent, how will the imperial court face the people of the world in the future?

Sure enough, under Emperor Tianjing's angry rebuke, the others quickly bowed their heads.

The evidence they called was already revealed by the eldest prince and the second prince when Zhou Zheng was in the court.

Unfortunately, it is of no use.

"Second brother, stay here. Others, please leave first."

With a flick of his sleeves, Emperor Tianjing's words made others feel a little uneasy.

Especially the eldest prince Zhou Fan, when his peripheral vision swept over Zhou Ting's body, he had a complex look.

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